South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-11

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Some Garden Insects May Be
Controlled By Simple Methods

parliamentary forms OF
death dealing devices have been en-
ployed for grasshoppers and leaf
hoppers. They are on the plan OF
shield Of cloth stretched across a
sled made so that it can be drawn
through the rows either By hand
or by horsepower. Such an instru-
ment is usually saturated with
stick substance. kerosene. or other
ell. As IL is drawn through the
FIELD the insects fly or hop on it and
are destroyed.
Brushing methods. - Different
methods of brushing insects Of more
CT less sluggish habits, such as
plant-lice or aphides. are very use
full. and one OF them is standard
remedy against the pea aphis, the
most important drawback to the
pea industry. II consists in merely
hating or brushing the insects from
the plants with pine boughs or SINH
lar brush, preferably on a hot dry
day. The plant-lice are delicate
creatures which crawl very slowly
and few are able to regain access
TO the plants and hence die from
exposure to the heated earth.
Cloth covering.-Covering with
cloth is an old remedy against the
striped cucumber beetle. when the
cucumbers are quite small, and for
the protection of onions, cabbage.
and other plants from root-maggots.
A cheap covering may be made by
using a frame made by cutting a
barrel hoop into two pieces. which
are then placed at right angles 10
each other. and the lower end is
inserted into the ground with the
curve uppermost. This is covered
with cloth Of strong material and IS
held in place with earth placed
around the edges to prevent the in
scots working under il. The cloth
should be rather fine for this pur-
pose. After the plants have attain
ed some growth the covers may be
removed. and if care is taken they
may be used another year.
Other coverings are also used for
the protection of valuable plants
against the striped cucumber beetle
and insects of similar character. A
cover such as is used for protecting
foods against flies is useful for this
purpose.
Trapping by different
methods is practiced with some de-
gree of success. For this purpose
old boards, shingles, and chips are
of value. and If employed at the
proper time will help in the destruc-
ton Of many pests II is, Of course,
Necessary to collect the insects
which gather under these traps
every day, and the traps should be
re placed in different areas. They
are of particular value against cut
worms, squash bugs, slugs, and
snaiis. They attract also other
pests. In the case of cutworms,
robson bats are frequently placed
Under such traps and found of great
value.
Driving.-This remedy is of great
est value against blister beetles and
is employed especially in the south
west, where insects Of this class are
most abundant and destructive. The
manner of putting this method into
practice Is 10 send a line of boys
or men through infested fields and
drive the beetles into windrows OF
straw or other dry vegetable ma
terial such as weeds. which have
previously been cut down and left
for this purpose along the leeward
side OF the field. After the beetles
have sought refuge in such a wind
row it is set on fire and the insects
are burned.