Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-06-21
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What to do for Them
BY r. F. ROCKWELL.

BY r. F. ROCKWELL.
by w. Atlee Burpee &
Co. Seed Growers, Philadelphia.
Arsenate of Lead, Nicotine ex-
tract and any other insecticides
or fungicides likely to be needed
should be carried on hand ready |
for immediate use. You should
look over your garden carefully |
every time you 60 through it for
the first sign of any insect
trouble. The insects attacking
the different crops and what to
do for each are shown in the
following list.
Aphis-Attacks peas, melous,
roses, and so ON. Use nicotine
preparations, or kerosene emul-
sion. two or three applications at
intervals of three or four days,
reaching under sides of leaves.
Asparagus Beetle-Use Arse
nate of Lead on summer foliage;
cut and burn all vines in late
summer.
Aster Beetle-Use Arsenate of
Lead, strong; or pick by hand in
early morning while bugs are
still groggy.
Caterpillars-Variou kinds at
tack cabbage, tomatoes. tobacco,
and so on. Use Arseuate OF
Lead. Paris Green or Hellebore;
or picked by hand.
| Cucumber Beetle-Yellow and
black striped. Use tobacco dust
as preventive; beetles carry the
lgerms of wilt. Pick by hand the
first bugs in early morning
ISpray with Nicotine Sulphate.
! Cutworms-Fat, sluggish
Iground worms, brown with dark
Istripes, cutting through stems
of many plants, especially wher
lust up or newly set out. Trar
under pieces of shingle or fla,
stones; or scatter about toward
luightfall a mash made of one
lquart of Wheat Bran, one teas,
Ipoonful of Paris Green or White
Arsenate, one teaspoonful of a
cheap molasses, mixed with
enough water to make a mash
careful search round a newly cut
plant early in the morning will
usually uncover the murauder
near the surface.
Flea Beetle-A small, hard
shelled, Jumping-Beetle, which
Ipunctures leaves of toma toes,
potatoes and Seeding plants.
use tobacco dust or kerosene
emulsion on Seeding plants;
Bordeaux and Lead on tomatoes
and potatoes.
Mealy Bug-A scale.like in
sect with cottony covering, at
lacking some flowers. It seldom
appears in the vegetable garden.
Use kerosene emulsion; or apply
alcohol with a small brush.
Potato Beetle-Use Arsenate
Iof Lead or Paris Green. On
Ieggplants use lead only, and
pick by hand.
Rose Beetle-Pick by hand and
use strong Arsenate of Lead.
Squash Bug-A lively, fat,
black fellow. Use tobacco dust.
or pick by hand to get rid of old
bugs and eggs; use kero.
sene emulsion or nicotine sui
phAte for the young ones.
Squash Borer-Slit stem near
base Of plant, and destroy the
borer. Cover mould with fresl,
soil.
White Fly-Attacks tomato
vine crops and some flowers. Not
conspicuous until large numbers
have propagated. Use tobacco
dust as repellent; spray with
nicotine preparations and kero-
|sene emulsion.
ORDER YOUR SEEDS FOR LArR|
PLANTING IN TIME.
Unless that you are certain
your spring order, included ALL
the seed you will need for fall
and winter crop, order again
now. There are a number oil
vegetables suitable for fall grow
ing to use in addition to those
usually sown in the Spring.
Chinese Cabbage OF Celery
Cabbage is one of these. I'll
grows very quickly, yields very
heavily and may be eaten either