The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-04

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lsition Of her eggs
H While the expected brood is NOT
4 an important one, It covers much
Il wider territory than any OF the other
Il seventeen year broods- According
Ito the records, the number Of 1ocusts
to be expected over most OF this ter
rttory IS not great except In the
northwest and IN the southeast
Range Extended
Il A careful canvas Of the whole ci-
h cada area was made by the bureau
4 Of entomology with the assistance OF
A the state entomologists in 1888 The
reports. IL they may be relied upon,
H extend the range OF the periodical
i cicada in Wisconsin and Michigan
1 old records The Localities assigned
i to this brood In North Carolina,
4 South Carolina and Georgia. and In
i eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, are
4 in the main. in counties In the ele-
! waited mountainous district. and the
1 correctness OF the reference to this
i brood Is established by earlier rec
Walton
The records,of distribution as pub
nsbed in a bulletin Of the bureau Of
entomology Of the federal depart
menr; OF agriculture show that the
1ocusts will appear In the following
parts of this sectfon-
Maryland--carro1, Cecil. Mont
gomery. Prince George, Washing
ohio-Ashtabula. Carroll. Cham
paIgn, columbiana, Delaware. Madi-
son. Mahon-ng. Montgomery Nor
4 row. PielFa v-sv. e.by, Summit -.
Union. lv1nton p. 81
/ fentl sy.s.----------s1u cks, Daupn1n.
1 Lancasizr. Montgomery, Northamp-
ton and adjoining counties. Phi1adel-
yirginia-Charlotte. Chesterfield.
Fairfax. Powhatan, Prince Edward,
west v1rginia-Berkeley, Brooke.
Clay, Fayetre. Grant, Hampshire.
Hardy, Jefferson, Marshall, Mineral,
Monongalia. Monroe. Morgan, Ohio.
Pendleton. Pocahontas. Preston. Raj
eigh, Tucker, Tyler. Webster
Ordinary repeIlent substances.
such as kerosene emulsion or car
bo11c acid solutions, seem to have
very little effect in preventing the
/ cyiposition OF these insects. Some
recent experience. however. indicates
that trees. thoroughly sprayed with
4 Bordeaux mixture or lime WASH
are apt TO be avoided by the cicada.
or woods IN the neigh0orhood on
which they can deposit The most
4 reliable means Of protecting nurser-
4 les and young orchards is by collect
4 ing the insects in bags or umbrellas
\ from the trees in early morning OF
\ late evening, when they are some
| what torpid. Such collections should
4 be undertaken at the first appear
ance of the ctcada and repeated each
day
i Vigorous young trees often recover
4 in three or four years from the effects
of a loss Of, or injury to, cons1o-
cradle percentage of their branches.
i However, 1t is difficult to overcome
the unsymmetrical appearance which
will commonly result from the 1ndts-
criminate pruning often Necessary as
Ia result of the female issects' Work
The worst affected branches should
be removed The less injured limbs
may be coated on the wounded parts
1 with grating wax or moderately
! hard soap. These protective cover
/ tngs should be renewed at least once
Pa year, preferably in the spring, IN
Il til the wounds are entirely healed
over. It may be expedient, in the
i case OF a badly wounded recently
! budded or grated tree. to cut it back
nearly to the bud or graft, so that an
entirely new top may be made.
4 In the case Of older trees. the main
\ object Of treatment is to secure the
rapid healing Of the wounds and
4 prevent their being used as points Of
secondary infection by other Insects
i The worst injured limbs in such
trees should also be cut out, so that
all the vigor Of the plant may be di-
4 rected to the remaining wood The
theaIing process may be accelerated
4 by thorough cultivation and the use
i of fertilizers on the land about the
4 trees attacked
4 Keep Close Watch.
The scientists OF the bureau of en-
4 tomoIoey are keeping close watch OF
4 the territory where the locusts are
4 due to appear. with a view to min
! inning the damage The bureau
win be glad to receive reports OF any
occurrences Of this brood Such re-
ports should be made about June 70,
because shortly after that date the
/ common annual cicadas Will begin
to make their appearances and there
will be likelihood Of confusing the
latter with, the periodical species.
Whenever the observer IS in doubt.
It would be well to send specimens
flor determination. The report should
be filed out with the name of the
LOCALITY, including state. county and
town, and the name Of the observer
The information given should include;
the date Of first appearance or emer-i
sence of the cicada, the date of its.
general disappearance and the num-
bers-in other words, whether very
i numerous or scattering. The per
(. iodfcaI cicadas may be expected to
emerge from the middle to the end
OF May and scattering individuals
may be four1 up to the middle OF
June zZ-