The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-09
THE "cURLEw BUG"
Can Be Driven Out By Means Of Crop
Rotation.

Rotation or alienation of crops is
simple and efficient method OF getting
rid of the "curlew bug" widesprea,
pest in corn and rice fields. Don't PLAN
corn after corn or rice, or rice aftel
corn" is useful maxim TO remember il
localities infested by the bug.
The curlew bug, which is one of th,
50 called "snout beetles" OF curculios
about half an inch long, is particularly
fond of swamps and marshes. where il
feeds on large stemmed grasses and
sedges. OF cultivated crops. corn and
rice most closely resemble It's natural
food, and in consequence the bug is a
menace 20 these crops IN almost every
state in the South aud in large sections
OF the Middle West and Southwest as
I well. II cannot live on the small grains
or on such plants a. cotton OF cowpeas.
In consequence. II infested fields are
planted TO oats. rye. barley. cotton. or
cowpeas the curlew bug disappears at
once.
In practice. cotton. cowpeas. or winter
oats will probably be- the best crops 90
use for this purpose in the South. In
ohio. Indiana Illinois Missouri. southern
Wisconsin and Arkansas oats. rye and
coWpeas are good. and in the Southwest
IN Arizona and New Mexico oats, rye.
barley. or cowpcas. After a wear of one
0f these crops the field can h. planted
again 60 corn. If the pest returns. a
similar alienation should b. resorted 20
once more.
The cnrlew bug viii remain in an in
tested corn field throughout the winter
and IL the field j. planted to corn again.
come out in the spring 90 feed upon the
Young plants. Bv means Of It's long
snout. AZ the end q which are situated
the mouth aud Jaws. the beetle pune
lures the stem Of the plant. and thus
either secures IT, food or deposits ia
eggs. Usually the puncture i made a
little below the surface Of the ground
and extends into the crown Of the plant.
II the puncture T. made lust above the
root. the plant viii throw up q number
u "tillers@ and @suckers.~ while the
main stem itself will BE- without ears
and stalky in appearance. IN this re-
spect the work Of the curlew hug pro-
duces somewhat the same elect a. that
of the Hessian Az on Young wheat
plant in the fan. II the FURNITURE il
made higher mp on the stem. food 70 OBJ
tained from the folded leaves above the
crown. When these leaves finally push
forth. the fleet Of the puncture made by
tie beetle's snout j. revealed b. rows %
holes scross the lesves. Frequently there
vii also b. = distorted growth on the
stsrn.
While the damage done bv the i.ettles I
n feeding - iaying their egrs j. IN many
aases dauifless severe the corn plants
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