American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
INSECT ENEMIES OF THE
GARDEN AND FIELD.
Practical and Successful Methods to
be Used In Combating Grassh0ppers,
Cabbage Worms and Aphids.

Grasshopper plaques date back to
biblical days. In India the grasshop-
pers attack and eat up the crops; In
turn, the starving people attack and
eat up the grasshoppers. As this is
an appetite that we have not as yet
acquired, we prefer to attack and des-
troy these pests by other
The most practical and successful
method of combating grasshoppers is
by b~roadcasting the following bran
mash early in the morning before sun
up, especially along the ditch banks
and fence rows:
Coarse bran. 20-25 pounds.
Cheap molasses, , quarts.
White arsenic, l pound.
Orange or lemons, 5.
Water, 2 1-2 gallons.
Mix thoroughly bran and arsenic in
dry state. Add syrup to water, Chop
fruit up fine or run through grinder,
and add to the liquid. Add gradually
the liquid mixture to the dry mixture,
stirring thoroughly. The consistency
Of the mash should be moist and
crumbly so that it a readily be
~broadcasted, but there should be no
large chunks.
When the young grasshoppers are
first noticed, do not delay IN broad
casting your poison mash, Is II is
much easier to poison them before they
are able to fly A second broadcast
ing is advisable a week or ten days
after the first.
Grasshoppers lay their eggs about
one inch below the surface of the
ground along neglected fence rows,
and i'm grass grown and weedy fields
from the middle Of August until frost.
Fall blowing, thorough disking or
narrowing in fall or early spring be-
fore the eggs hatch. will break up and
destroy most of these egg masses,
Community work counts in poisoning
grasshoppers the same as in poison
ing squirrels.
Cabbage Worms.
The greatest insect injury to cab
bage is caused by either the imported
cabbage worm. which is the velvet
green caterpillar of the white butter
fly so commonly seen around gardens
or the cabbage looper, which is a
| greenish worm striped with whitish
lines. The presence OF these worms
can be recognized by the riddled APP
pearance OF the leaves and by the
presence of considerably crumbly,
excrement. II the gardener has only
a few plants, Manipulating is the best
way to get rid of these worms. Where
large patches are involved, the follow
ing spray is recommended:
Lead a~rsenate paste, 2 pounds, OF
lead ~arsenate powder, ! pound.
Water, so gallons.
Soap, 2 pounds.
Use any cheap, soft, yellow o "a
make the spray stick TO the leaves
| Dissolve soap in a little boiling water
| and add enogh water to make fifty
gallons. Add lead arsenate TO this
water. Mix thoroughly. The mixture
should be kept agitated while using
to prevent the lead a~rsenate from set.
Ting. This same spray will kill worms
attacking the leaves OF other plants
as turnips, beets, etc.
Cabbage Aphids.
These are the "cooties" OF the cab
bage patch. When the cabbage leavei
begin to curl, look for the Coolies
on the under side and in the axil Of tht
leaves. Sprinkle thoroughly with
handfuls of fine dry dust. IL may bo
necessary to repeat this treatment
nee or twice later before the pest
are eliminated.
To handle large patches, 81 ray be
fore the leaves curl with BLACK lea
40" using one part 10 1000 parts o
water. This same spray will xii
aphids (plant lice) attacking tn
leaves and shoots OF other plants.
II both cabbage worms and aphid.
are present. mix the lead arsenal,
spray and the "Black-leaf 40" spra!
and ann1v at tho aamA time