Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-26
CON'T LET INSECTS
 DESTROY GARDENS
These Pests Are EsaiIy Controlled
 By Spraying.
By Geo. G. Becker, Entomologist, Ex-
 pertinent Station, University of Ar


 kansas.
 During May and June patriotic ciu- zens who are trying to raise war gar dens will likely have trouble with va rioUS insects which will attack their garden crops by eating the foliage or sucking the sap from the plants. Com. mon among these pests are such ir. sects as cutworms, potato bugs, cab Gage worms, tomato fruit worms, and various kinds of plant lice. Practical ly 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- 1ently by the use of poisoned bait. To make the bait mix pounds of bran with 5 ounces of arsenate of lead powder. Squeeze the juice of one-halt lemon into l pint of water; chop up the rind and pulp ill 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 II. After sundown scatter this about in places where cutWor1ps 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 dusting the plants with arsenate of lead. When dusting, the arsenate of lead powder may be placed in four sack necessary to have the plants white with the powder. The object should be to have a fine dust we'll scattered over the plants to be protected so that the insects cannot get a 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 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 a spray, be sure to shake up the solu- tion from time to time so that it will not settle to the bottom. In spraying plants such as cabbages, it is desira- blf to add soap at the rate of about a one-inch cube to gallon of water in order that the solution will spread 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 first.
 In order to best control such insects as the tomato fruit worm, pick all in- fested 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 the 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 are likely to infest particularly such plants as cucumbers, squash, etc. These can be controlled by spraying the plants with a concentrated tobac- co solution. using 1 teaspoonful of ,a 40 per cent nicotine solution in 1 gal lon of water and in this dissolve a oneinch cube of soap. Spray this so- lution very thoroughly on upper and under sides of the leaves, as none of the lice will be killed unless they are actually touched by the spray so- lution.
 A 40 per cent nicotine tobacco solu- ton for controlling plant lice can be purchased from the local druggists t1 most towns: however, if you cannot secure this product from local dealers write to the Experiment Station at Fayetteville for the names of sources of supply. Nicotine tobacco solution is put up in containers of various sizes holding anywhere from one ounce to ten pounds. In, small quanu- ties 1t will cost about 25 cents an ounce. but when bought in larger quantities it is very much cheaper One ounce of this concentrated tobac- co product will make enough solution to protect most gardens for a 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 50 cents. Larger gardens may require a bucket pump costing from $225 to $500. A compressed air