Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-13
SPECIAL SERVICES RENDERED
BY GA. BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY
What The Board Has Done And Is Doing To
Save Food, Fruit And Cotton Crops From
Injurious Insects And Diseases

| State Entomologist Lewis, and the va
Tiety test stations at Waynesboro,
Sparta, Washington, Rome, Cornelia
and Atlanta are being directed by
| Mr.. C. A. McLendon Mr.. Lewis and
Mr. Williams are covering those sec
tons of the state where the boil wee
vii is already prevalent. Mr.. McLen-
don is operating in those sections
which have not yet been reached by
the boil weevil.
County Tests.
A special effort is being made by
| the Board of Entomology in many
counties to develop and breed up
strains of cotton that can be grown
successfully under boil weevil and wilt
conditions In Georgia. In each or
| these counties one or two cotton grow
ers provide from five to ten acres
which are planted in seed furnished
i by the department. From these cot
| ton tests it is being asceTtained what
varieties are best adapted to each
county, and a party is secured, who,
IN few years, VIII boSome a source
of seed supply from whom others in
that community may purchase seed OF
variety adapted to their soil and cli-
mate.
In this connection attention may be
called to the fact that the Depart
nent of Entomology is giving special
directions, whenever called for, with
regerd to growing cotton under boil
weevil conditions. These county
tests are being conducted under the
direction Of Messrs, Lewis, Williams
and McLendon in 1870 counties. The
department has adopted this plan of
distributing seed. instead Of sending
out seed in bushel lots as heretofore.
busting for Boil WeevlI
In addition TO the work on differ
emit insects as already outlined, the
board of entomology is conducting this
season extensive experiments on dust
ing with srseffate 9of lead and other
materials for the control of the boil
weevii. This work is being done to
determine if it is possible to develop
a more thorough, efficient and cheaper
method Of controlling tbs boil weevii
than that now usually recommended
Assistant Entomologist w. " Reed,
engaged particularly in the work on
garden truck, is In charge of spraying
experiments at Griffin, for the con-
troll Of the Mosaic disease of pimento
peppers. Mr. Reed, however, is Civ
ing most Of his time to the sweet pO-
tato weevil, which so far has made
its appearance in only one county in
the state-CharHOn Special efforts
are being made to exterminate this
insect, which is to the sweet potato
Syho ha hol L. 10
at least to keep it within its present
limits
Reducing Food Losses
The board of entomology this year
is making extraordinary efforts to as
sist everyone in the control Of insects
and plant diseases, so as TO reduce
the losses from these sources to a
minimum This work is just now more
important than ever because Of the
necessity that every possible pound
of food crops shall be raised and ma
tured; and with proper effort most of
the ten to twenty per cent Of the
crop which is thus annually destroyed,
may be saved
For these reasons we urge everyone
who finds an insect or plant disease
working on their crops, to send at
once specimen for Identification to
the board OF entomology Specimens
of insects should be sent by mail in
tin box so that they will not be
crushed or mutilated on the way.
Free Bulletins
The following bulletins are availa-
BILE for free distribution to anyone in
the state desiring them:
Bulletins
No 36-Control of Army Worm and
Cotton Caterpillar
No 40-Cotton Wilt in Georgia.
No. 41-Truck Crop Pests.
No. 43-Peach Insects and Dis
eases
No. 44-Mexican Cotton Boil Wee
vii
No. Cotton Variety Tests for
1916.
No. 47-Growing Cotton Under Boil
Weevil Conditions.
No. 4s-Pecan Insects and Dis
eases.
Circulars
No THE Hessian Fly in Geor>
gia-
No. 12-Army Worm and Cotton
Caterpillar
No 1.-THE "v" cotton-stalk Cut
ter.
No 20-Directions for Making First
Year Cotton Selections.
No. 22-Control of Corn Weevil.
No. 24-Helpful Hints on busting
Peaches.
No. 25-Boll Weevil Quarantine
Regulations with Map showing Distri-
button of the Boil Weevil.
Press Bulletin No. Common In.
sects and Diseases OF the Irish Pota.
to-
II you desire to have your name
placed on the mailing list OF the Geor-
gia State Board OF Entomology. or tn
have copies Of any Of the above pub
lications; or wish to send in any spec-
linens OF insects or diseases for iden-
tification; or desire any information
in regard to the control of some spe.
cial insect or disease that Is stack
ing your crops address A. c. Lewis.
State Entomologist, Atlanta, Ga.