The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-07-27
FIGHTING the INSECT PESTS

suggestions From the Entomoloalst
About Combating Boil WesvIls
Scales, Twis Girdlers, Stored Grain
insects, eto.
Clemson College, -. 29.--The farm.
ers Of South Carolina have come face
to face with the boil weevil problem
and never before has II been necessary
for them to do as careful planning dur
ing the winter a. Il is new. The bsu
weevil injury Is directly dependent up
ON the weather conditions. II the go,
son 10 moist and favorable for wesv1
Development, very serious damage h
expected In tbs southern part ef tAs
state approximately bolow . line -
tending from Augusta - CharlsstsA
eut severe damage may alss - sxDsse
sA n he Coastal essatAss bstwssa
cAaslsston ana tAe NsrtA CersliaA ~
q - season 10 wsk.
oHs Of ehe most Important AastAa
that ~ must form n seasral farn
management 10 to Dvasstoe earm clean
ing during fhe faH and winter Seeauss
NEST u eur insect pssts. insluAin9 Ne
boil wssva. find winter shelter In fhs
dead leaves ana grass. a2A slens dttNA
bAnks. fence psws. wssA lsts, old sroA
ards and rsadsilss. Ssvseal Of ous
NEST serious pests fina wsn>sr-quartes
IN ana around tho osttsn and corr
sta1hs during tho wintef. n Ter ans
foaSsn those STALKS have not been proJ
szig saeaned UP by ylewins under. burn
Ing, or otherwise ~ DsosRher first
n shsulA 10 1eae Immediately; and Il
sny remain bg January first, they
skould not As allowed e stay enc day
ioneer. In Ne dead grass. alslg weot
kots. under bark. and arounA stunps
that are lsft n the field millions a
Held crop insect pests winter success
fully. Therefore, . farmer shsslA never
TAIL to look upon tho stumps IN th1
field a. winter hotel for the aocome
Sstien OF ssrm posts.
The Shst Hole Bersr.
In many OF the orchards ak this se~
son Of tho year thers arc trees thsa
have the bark full Of small hsles The
size Of q number eight shst. These
holes arc made BY TIE shot hole borss
sr fruit bark beetle, and a. this psst
stays IN the bark during the winter 4,
the grub stage. It is now Ne prepea
time Of the year TO give It very clsss
attention. A tree infested with sAoA
hole borers 10 not to Be regarded a. .
sound tree. In NEST cases Il has been
weakened by peach tree borer In thl
crown, or scale on the AArk, Or both
and when = tree 10 thus weakened Il
becomes an ideal breeding grould Soa
the shot hole bersr. Prune the tree
back thoroughly and cut out al badly
infested branches; But " ysu do no,
ntend to burn this material Imme dIats
Iy, then you might a. we'll leave Il or
tho tree. Burn all pruned material and
do not let It lie in tho orchard.
Control OF Scales. ~.
The lime-sulphur wash, one Of t..
insecticides used for the control ot
scale, may be purchased in tho market
or It may be made at home preferably
by means Of steam boiler 1t can alss
be made by the use Of large iron ket
tie, provided the correct formula Il
used and directions followed closely.
For Information as to whore the ma
terial can be obtained write to the H7
tension Service. Those desiring t.
make the material at homo BY one
method or the other can get full in
formation by writing for Circular 80
South Carolina Experiment Station.
Two Of the most generally injurious
scales infestinE tho shade trees Of our
state are tho gloomy scale and ths Get
tony maple scale. They infsst principal
ly our sugar and silver maple trees
IN the experim entail werk at this Col
iege lime-suipher wash has net bees
found . satisfactory control for either
Of these, bat both species can be vsrJ
satisfactorily controlled by the appiice
tion Of one Of the commercial spray
OILS, properly mixed and properly appii
ed. Ask Tor Information concerning thii
method Of treatment so that every
possible mistake can bs avoided In Oh
tanning tho oil, in making correct mir
lures, In making the separation test
and the proper method Of application
Pecan Twig GIrdIsrs.
During December and January enc
should not forget to take a good looh
at the pecan trees. There will be found
twiss that were girdled off by the pc
can twig sirdler Inside OF these fallen
twigs are the eggs and larvae of the IN
sect. because the mother beetle sirdles
the limbs between the point where the
eggs were laid and the tree. These
twigs as well as the girdled limbs iy.
ing under hickory trees in the neighbor