Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-25

operations arc done together ny using
Sordeaux- arsenate of lead mixture IN
the proportion Of three ounces to one
gallon OF water
The cankcr- worm is small measur-
ing worm which dcrolates the trees IN
May and June. The time TO destroy IL
is before the blossoms open, when II ~
just Matching, by spraying win Two
pounds OF arsenate Of lead in ffty gal
IONS or water; repeat later IT the worm
Is seen again. Case-bearers and bud
moths must also he looked for on young
leaves and buds; the former, small
caterpillar. lives in a little pistol or
c1gar-shaped case. while the latter ~
brown caterpillar, but the bordeaux
and arsenate mixture will soon do
away with them
/ The tent caterpillar appears every
year. and the only sure means or DC
stroYinp this destructive pest Is to
watch for the first sign of 1t. then
pick the small nests off at night ana
either burn them or dip them in ker"-
scn" Under no circumstances should
the nests he burned on the trees as
the burning Injuries the trees. u -
quite possible to destroy many OF
these caterpillars while still in the
form of eggs which may be seen In
circular clusters surrounding the small
twiG%. The Fall-webb worm appears
In the summer and autumn. and AS It
/ also lives in tent is often mistaken
FOR tn" tent caterpillar; il should he
destroyed. however, in tn" same way.
In addition to this by no means COM
plete list. there is the yellow Wrecked
and rcd bumped CATERPILLAR Also the
Pear Psylla. minute insect which
, occasionally does much injury to pear
trees by sucking the sap Its pres
ence Is indicated by the honey dew,
which is cxcreted bY the insect m
large quantities.
OTHER INSECTICIDES.
1t viii he noted that the biting insects
are destroyed by poison in contrast to the
sucking insects. which are killed by
smotherinG. II must not be supposed,
however. that either lime and sulphur.
or scalecide are advocated for all forms
of sucking pests; in fact it is often
advisable TO uso non-poisonous insect
eide such as Kerosene emulsion. made
by dissoving one pound of naphtha soap
In two and cnc-haf gallons of boiling
water by thoroughly stirring for a few
minutes Then pouring two and one-ha II
gallons Of kerosene into the dissolved
SOAP and mixing thoroughly ny pumpinE
IT twice through bucket apraycr, after
which it should bc diluted with - gal
Ions OF water Tho above mixture MAY
no used on: Alders for woody alder
aphis Nihurnum. for aphis. currantS
for currant aphis and for n reddish OF
yellow and black hug known as four
lined plant hug; apple. for apple plant
lice and wooiiy aphis, cherry, for aphie
plum for plum scale; elm. for bark lous"
maple, for aphids. bark louise tblach
banded scale). cottony maple scale
In addition to insect pests there wi
he fungi to overcome and for this pur
pose Bordeaux may he depended upon
the usual proportions being i-4-5N. which
means copper sulphate. four pounds
fresh lmc four pounds; and water. 8
gallons To destroy insects which bite
add one-fourth pound arsenate OF leac
or paris green to 6o gallons of Bordeaux
Nearly all fruit trees and bushes will
/ need to he sprayed four or five time
: during tho season in order to overcome
both insects and fungi and as A fina
: word Of caution never spray fruit tree
or any other trees ~ shrub when il
: blossom.