The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-19

be searched for in trash on the ground, under boards, in rail fences, and in similar situations.
 Another insect of general feeding habits is the white marked tussoeK moth, which winters in the egg stage The eggs appear as a frothy mass and are usually deposited beside the gray ish silken cocoon from which the wingIess parent moth escaped. Ut will be easy to collect and destroy these puppae and egg masses.
 < Throughout the Middle West, and to a, less extent elsewhere theNWinter nests of the leaf crumpler are conspic- uos objects on fruit trees, especially on quince, pear and apple. The lavae winter isvtough, hornzshaped sases to which are usually attached several dead leaves. These nests should be re- moved and burned to destroy the ca erpillars within
 Cut Tw1gs Injured by Buffalo Tree
 Hopper.
 The work of the buffalo tree hopper usually attracts the attention of the observant orchardist, especially dur- ing pruning. This. insect punctures the tsvigs in the course of it's egg lay ing, the sears later producing a much deforned and weakened branch. Care should be taken to cut out these in- sjured twigs, with the view of develop Ing new sound 0fanchGS.S
 Destroy Borers by .sWor1ning.''
 There are various species of borers attacking fruit trees which may be very effectively searched and destroy ed dNTing the fall, winter. or rsspring. .'Worming for the peach borer should be begun in early spring and be con- tinued until the trees have all been gone over. This is done by cutting away the injured bark sufficiently to trace the burroW and then removing the sborer with a, knife or hooked wire. Previous to worIning the soil should be dug away from the base Of the tree so that the castings excluding from the burrows may be seen and assist in the more ready location or the borers.. Since many of the peach borers are yet quite small in the fall, very careful work should be necessary to destroy all of them. After the trees have been wormed once it is a good practice to go over them again. The earth should be drawn around the base of the tree before there is danger of freezing weather The same plan trees in the spripg-tine, at which time it will be somewhat easier to de- tect the borers because of their in crease in size. Throughout the cen traI and Eastern states apples trees should be regularly wormed in the spring ana Tall TOT the TCOnO-h6ebOSu apple tree borer. The insect attacks the tree near the ground and its injury is indicated by brown patches under the bark and the castings which often accumulate in some quantity on the soil. The use of a sharp knife and stiff wire is usually suf- ficient In the work of wormfng the. trees, in the case of either the peach borer or round headed apple-tree bor- CT. AF
 Prune and Apply Washes for Shot
 Hole BOrer!
 The work of the fruit-tree barkbee- tie, or shot-ho1e borer, is often first detected on trees during pruning op- erations in winter. and steps should be taken as soon as it is discovered to correct the trouble. if possible: The shot-hole borer as a. rule attacks trees which are in a. state of decline from any cause. It winters in various stages in. galleries just beneath the bark Peach trees attacked by this insect and which still have vitality to exude gum at the injured points may in some cases be brought into conditions by severe pruning and an application as the buds swell in the spring of an effective wash, as fish soap, at the rate of one pound to the gallon of wa ter, OF heavy wlaitewash, or a wash