Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-06-18
NEW PARASITE ON
SHADE TREES IN
MOUNTAIN HOME

AfsAaAGer ncIleed Whitley cottony
iorms tlon on Shade tree in front
OF the Faraday G Weaver garage and
gathered a number of twigs from the
tree for examination. He was nm
able to Identify the parasitic
growth, which consisted of a scale.
under which was a gummy white
cotton, in which we've deosited large
quantities of eggs. Mr.. Alexander
sent the twigs to the state office
Of the extension division for identi-
rication, and started an examination
OF trees in various parts of .town. He
found the new scale on trees all over
the city, in places it nearly covered
the trees. Until returns lare re-
ceiVed on the samples sent out it
Will not be known how much of a
menace to the trees it is, but in the
meantime he furnished The Republi-
can fomulae for two summer sprays
that are effective against almost any
scale parasite. The formulate are
rs follows:
Kerosene Emulsion is one of the
Oldest remedies for plant lice, and
otho: sucking and soft bodied in
5ects, and if often resorted TO be-
cause it is readily made and the
materials arealways at hand.
Dissolve half pound of hard or
whale oil soap (or l quart soft soap)
m l gallon of boiling water. Add
gallons of kerosene and churn with
4 force pump by pumping back and
,orth for five or ten minutes until
the oil is thoroughly emulsifiad,
ornng a creamy mass with no drops
of free oil visible. This stock solu-
ton Is now diluted so that the re-
ubting mixture will contain the de-
sired per cent of kerosene. Thus for
phidcs one part of the stock sOlu-
ti0n should be diluted with from 10
to Is parts of water, giving from
to 6 per cent of kerosene in the
spray, while for a winter wash for
San Jose scale, it should be diluted
only three or four times, giving from
l6 to % per cent kercsen'a. The
emulsion must be thoroughly chu7n-
ed and should be applied with noz-
zle throwing a fine spray. Apply
only cnough to wet the insects,
Equally effective amulsions may be
made from crude petroleum the pro-
portion of the soap and crude oil
in the stock emulsion varying with
me quality of the oil. Emulsions
made with some of the crude oils
sem to be much less injurious to
foliage Of scme plants than when
made with kerosene. Such an emul-
sion is made in California from dis
tlllate oils, and is known as dis
Hllate emulsion. Crude Texas oils
have been used with equal success.
Whale OIL and Other Soaps--Any
good soap is an effective insecticide
for destroying aphides and young or
soft bodied larvae Amy good laun-
1ry soap made into a thick solution
one-half pound per gallon, is an ex-
cellent remedy for such insects on
house plants. Whale oil or fish OIL
}oan has hce- -astens.Yely USED
gainSt scale insects and plant lice.
he best brands are made from caus-
c potash rather tina caustic soda,
Anaa Stafford is home from the
.ewiston normal.
Mr.. Butler, from Cooling, visited
t the Nordyke home during the
seek.
Fred Newton has taken charge of
he McKibbin shoe shop for the
ummer
Mrs. j. r. Dearinger is in town
bis week from Washington.
Miss Zoe Bunnell spent the last
yeek-end with her grandmother,
frs. L. S. Mcleod, in this city.
Services will be held at the Epis-
onaI church Sunday, June 18th,
n the evening instead of morning.
scott Bone, a newspaper man and
ormer director of publicity for the
National committee,
vos sworn in Wednesday Of gov
nor of Alaska.
a-rze Smith is building a 10x17
addition of brick on the north
of the postoffice building. 1t
he ready for use July /, and will
-, ,,9yoted to handling the mail for
ae,stage lines.