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

o4A4AA& O4s LEX SEs4SS9.
While the expected brood IS no:
an important one, it covers much
wider territory than any OF the other
seventeen year broods- According
TO the records. the number OF locusts
| to be expected over most OF this ter
Etory is not great, except in the
northwest and IN the southeast
Range Extended
"A careful canvas OF the whole cf-
cada area was made by the bureau
| OF entomology with the assistance OF
the state entomo1og1ss in 1895 The
reports, If they may be relied upon,
extend the range Of the periodical
cicada in Wisconsin and Michigan
much farther north than any OF the
old records. The localities assigned
to this brood In North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, and In
eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, are
In the main, in counties In the ele-
waited mountainous district, and the
correctness Of the reference to this
brood is established by earlier rec
ords as well as indicated by the ele-
vation.
The records .of distribution as pub
, lisbed In a bulletin OF the bureau OF
entomology OF the federal depart
ment Of agriculture show that the
1ocusts viii appear In the following
parts Of this sections
Maryland-carrol, Cecil. Mont
ohio-Ashtabu1a. Carroll. Cham
palgn. columbiana. Delaware, Madi-
son, Mahon1g, Montgomery, Nor
| row, PieEaway. sselby, Summit p.
Onion. tv1nton p. -sssia.
Laneasir. Montgomeu, Northamp-
; ton and adjoining counties. PhI1adel-
phia. Westmorelaod- n
Vireinia-Charlotte, Chesterfield.
Fairfax, Powhatan, Prince Edward.
Smyth.
West Notwithstanding, Brooke.
Clay. Fayette. Grant, Hampshire.
Hardy. Jefferson, Marshall. Mineral.
Monongalia. Monroe. Morgan. Ohio,
Pendleton, PocahontaS, Preston, Raj
eigh, Tucker, Tyler, Webster
Ordinary repellent substances.
such as kerosene emulsion or car
! bolic acid solutions. seem to have
very little effect in preventing the
recent experience, however. indicates
that trees thoroughly sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture or lime WASH
are apt to be avoided by the cicada.
especially if there are other trees
! or woods in the neighoorhood on
which they can deposit The most
relia BILE means of protecting nurser-
les and young orchards is by collect
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
be undertaken at the first appear
ance OF the cieada and repeated each
day.
| Vigorous young trees often recover
in three or four years from the eheets
of a loss OF. or injury to. a cons1d-
cradle percentage of their branches.
However. it Is difficult to overcome
the unsymmetrical appearance which
win commonly result from the indis-
terminate pruning often necessary as
| a. result Of the female Insects work
The worst affected branches should
be removed. The less injured limbs
may be coated on the wounded parts
with grating Wax or moderately
hard soap. These protective cover
inss should be renewed at least once
a year. preferably in the spring, IN
til the wounds are entirely healed
over It may be expedient. IN the
case OF badly wounded recently
budded or grated tree. to cut It back
nearly to the bud or graft, 50 that an
entirely new top may be made
In the case oe older trees. the main
object of treatment is to secure the
rapid healing OF the wounds and
prevent their being used as points Of
secondary infection by other insects.
The worst injured limbs In such
trees should also be cut out, so that
all the vigor OF the plant may be d.
rected TO the remaining wood The
by thorough cultivation and the use
Of fertilizers on the land about the
trees attacked.
Keep Close Watch
; The scientists Of the bureau Of en-
tomology are keeping close watch OF
the territory where the 1ocusts are
due to appear, with view to min
1noizing the damage The bureau
Will be glad to receive reports or any
occurrences Of this brood Such re
ports should be made about June 10,
| 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
for 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-
: sence Of the cicada, the date OF Its
general disappearance and the num-
bers-in other words. whether very
| numerous or scattering. The per
iodtcaI cfcadas may be expected to
emerge from the middle to the end
Of May and scattering individuals
may be foun0 up to the middle of
June.
! II 10 claimed that there are seven