Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-07-04
DON'T LET INSECTS
DESTROY GARDENS
These Pests Are EASILY Controlled
BY Spraying.


zens who are trying to raise war gar
dens will likely have trouble with va
riods insects which will attack their
garden crops by eating the foliage or
sucking the sap from the plants. Conf
mon among these pests are such In
sects as cutworms, potato bugs, cab
bage worms, tomato fruit worms, and
various kinds of plant lice. Practical
" all of these insects can be controll-
ed by spraying.
For Cutworms Use Poisoned Bait.
Where cutworms cause annoyance
they may be controlled most conyen-
iently by the use of poisoned bait.
To make the bait mix 2 pounds Of
bran with ounces of arsenate of lead
powder. Squeeze the juice Of one-halt
lemon into l pint of water; chop UP
the rind and pulp in fine bits and add
this to the water. Add 1 cup of syrup
to the water and then mix the poIs-
oned bran and the sweetened fruit
juice together so as to make dough.
After shutdown scatter this about in
places where cutworms have been
causing annoyance.
Leaf-Eating Insects Controlled BY
Spraying and busting.
Insects like potato bugs, cabbage
worms, and tomato fruit worms may
be controlled by spraying or busting
the plants with arsenate of lead.
When busting, the arsenate of lead
powder may be placed in flour sack
and shaken over the plants. 1t Is not
necessary to have the plants white
with the powder The object should
be to have fine dust we'll scattered
over the plants to be protected so that
the insects cannot get meal without
getting some Of the poison.
More commonly, plants are sprayed
with the poison instead of being dust
ed. In spraying plants use one ounce
OF arsenate of lead powder In one
gallon of water and apply this with
spray or atomizer. When spray
ing with Bordeaux Mixture or
some other material for plant
diseases the arsenate of lead may be
added to the Bordeaux Mixture In
place of the water
In applying arsenate Of lead as
spray, be sure to Shake up the solu-
ton from time to time so that it will
not settle to the bottom. In spraying
plants such as cabbages, it Is desira.
Bile to add soap at the rate of about
a one-inch cube to gallon of water
IN, nrHo hot hn
over the plants better.
No Fear Of Eating Vegetables Which
Have Been Sprayed.
There need be no fear of eating veg
etables which have been sprayed with
arsenate of lead If the spraying is dis
continued week or two before the
vegetables are to be used. Vegetables
may even be eaten Immediately after
they are sprayed without any danger
to the consumer provided they are
carefully washed hrst.
In order to best control such insects
as the tomato fruit worm, pick all in.
tested tomatoes by hand and DESTROY
them, taking care that the worms do not
get away. Particular pains should be-
taken to gather these infested toma.
toes early in the season. Later in tho
season handpicking of infested toma.
toes will not be worth while.
Control Plant Lice on cucumbers and
Squash With Tobacco Solution.
Various kinds Of small plant lice ara
likely to 1nfest particularly such
plants as cucumbers, squash, etc.
These can be controlled by spraying
the plants with concentrated tobac-
co solution, using I teaspoonful of y
40 per cent nicotine solution in 1 gal
ION OF water and in this dissolve
one-inch cube Of soap. Spray this so
luton very thoroughly on upper and
under sides Of the leaves. as none
OF the lice will be killed unless thew
are actually touched by the spray So
luton.
A 40 per cent nicotine tobacco solu-
ton for controlling plant lice can be
purchased from the local druggists a
most towns; however, If you cannot
secure this product from local dealers
write to the Experiment Station al
Fayetteville for the names of sources
OF supply. Nicotine tobacco solution
IS put up in containers of variou,
sizes holding anywhere from ono
ounce to ten pounds. In small ouanti-
ties 1t will cost about Is cents ar
ounce, but when bought in larger
quantities 1t is very much cheanar
One ounce of this concentrated tohac.
co product will make enough solnt,o.
to protect most gardens for whole,
season.
Various kinds of spray machinery
can be used for the garden. MANY
small gardens will not need more than |
an atomizer such as can be purchased
for about so cents. Larger gardens
may require a bucket pump costinv |
from 1925 to $500. A compressed n,r
sprayer is very convenient for mos, |
gardens and such an outfit oan h. |
purchased at from $500 to $1,000 A
barrel pump will cost upwards ot |