Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-22
TULSA WO1oldl
CONTROLLING INSECTS


/ II is at this season of the year that
the insect pests begin to do their
/ damage to our common farm and
garden crops The rayagcs of these
pests amount To- thousands of dollars
/ In Il single county every year Most OF
/ this loss Is easily prcyentahle. Be
sides the injury to our crops from in
sccts We also have to contend with
various fungus diseases. These may
also be controlled and very largely by
the same methods The following will
/ give some Of the most common garden
crops which usually receive the great
est damage.
Cabbage Worms
The greatest damage TO cabbage is
| usually done by the common cabbage
| worm, For this the dust spray is
recommended because IT is reasonably
| effective and conveniently applied.
/ Paris green or lead arsonate may be
used, either Of these in the proportion
| of one pound to fifty pounds powdered
| lime. In this proportion and during
the early part OF the growing season
! there Is no danger from using these
| pOisons, especially since the cabbage
grows from the inside. Later on in the
season after the heads begin to close,
| pyrcthrum powder may he used This
may be mixed with four parts of flour.
| For applying this powder II will be
convenient TO use a rig made some
thing like a popcorn pepper except
| that the basket may be made Of fine
screen wire and suspended by two
wires on each side so that it makes
| kind Of swing Cabbage worms may
also bc killed by using liberal quanti-
/ ties of road dust.
Potato Bugs and Blight
In
bugs and the different forms Of blight
each season is extremely heavy. Both
the bugs and the blight may be treated
| in the same application. The remedy
/ is thoroughly effective, simple and
economical. Lead arsenate or Paris
green may be busted on the potatoes
when the dew is on In the morning
These poisons should be mixed with
lime. but the better method is that of
mixing with Bordeaux mixture and
! applying as a spray The Bordeaux
mixture holds in check and destroys
I the blights and various fungus dis
eases. Potatoes should be sprayed
with this as soon as the bugs appear
or there Is any sign Of blight Pre-
yention in the case OF blight is better
than cure.
Bordeaux Mixture.
Dissolve five pounds Of copper sui
phate in 20 gallons of water Slack
five pounds of lime and mix with %
gallons of water. Both solutions
should then be strained to take out
the coarser particles and mixed to-
gether. Stir thoroughly while the two
solutions are being mixed. To this
mixture Of so gallons add five to eight
ounces Of Paris green, or a little less
than onc-half pound. Bordeaux mix
ture should not be mixed in metal
cans. Use wooden or earthCn vessels
The copper sulphate may be dissolved
in smaller quantity of water by sus-
pending the sulphatc I'm water I'm
sack. The lime Is added simply to
prevent the copper sulphate and Paris
green from burning the plants This
mixture is termed the $500 mixture
and is often used on potatoes.
Bordeaux mixture. however, can be
used for fungus diseases on most all
ordinary plants, but for plants OF
tender foliage such as the peach and
pear the 4-4-50 formula is used
Bordeaux can be procured i'm paste
form all ready 10 dilute and apply.
The best method Of controlling the
cucumber beetle Is TO have some small
boxes about the size OF a strawberry
box covered with screen netting. These
can be used from year 10 year They
are set over the plants until they be-
gin to send out runners, when the
period OF serious injury to the plant is
past Spraying with lead arscnate, or
Paris green will help Fine ashes and
air Stacked lime are also Of consider
able value but not absolute protection.
Melon Lice.
Melon lice are the best handled with
the nicotine sulphate. The important
thing Is to get il on before the vines