The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-11
ftGA1MG TIE INSECT PESTS

khggestionS From the EnsomoioGtet
About Combating Boil Weevs'e
Scales, rwla Giraters, Stored Graf"
lnsscts, etc.
Clemson College, Dec. sS.-The farm
srs OF South Carolina have come face
10 face with the boil weevil problem
md never before has II been necessary
Tor them to do a. careful planning dur
Ing the winter es it n now. The boil
weevll injury is directly dependent up
% the weather conditions. II the sea-
ton Is moist and favorable for veeuf
development very serious damage u
expected in the southern part. Of The
state approximately below q line 81
tending from Augusta to Charleston,
but severe damage may also be expect
ed in the Coastal counties between
Charleston and the North Carolina line
II the season Is wet.
One OF the most important habits
nat we must form IN general farm
management is to practice farm clesn
ing during the fall and winter because
most Of our insect pests, including the
boil weevil. find winter shelter in the
dead leaves and grass, and along ditch
banks, fence rows, wood lots, old orch
ards and roadsides. Several Of on
most serious pests find winterquarterf
IN and around the cotton and core
stalks during the winter. II for any
reason these stalks have not been prop
srfy cleaned up by plowing under, burp'
Ing, or otherwise by December first.
II should be done Immediately; and II
any remain by january first the?
should not be allowed to stay one DAY
longer. In the dead grass. along wood
lots, under bark, and around stumps
that are left in the field millions oi
field crop insect pests winter success
fully. Therefore, a farmer should neve,
fail to look upon the stumps in th'
field as a winter hotel for the accomo
dation Of farm pests.
=, Tho Shot Hobo Borer.
In many Of the orchards at this sea
SON Of the year there are trees thai
nave the bark full of small holes the
size Of a number eight shot These
holes are made by the shot hole borel
or fruit bark beetle, and as this pest
stays, In the bark during the winter ip
The grub stage, 1t is now the proper
time of the year to give it very close
attention. A tree infested with shot
hole borers ia not to be regarded as .
sound tree. In most cases 1t has been
weakened by peach tree borer IN the
crown, or scale on the bark, or both,
and when a tree is thus weakened II
becomes an ideal breeding ground to,
the shot hole borer. Prune the tree
back thoroughly and cut out all badly
infested branches; But II you do no:
Intend to burn this material Immediate
ly, then you might AZ we'll leave il on
the tree. Burn all pruned material ant
do not let 1t lie in the orchard. .
Control OF Seales.
The Iime-sulphur wash, one OF the
mbectnides used for the control OF
scale, may be purchased in the market
or t may be made at homo preferabl?
by means of steam boiler. It can also
be made by the use Of large iron ket
tie, provided the correct formula Is
used and directions followed closely.
Tor Information as to where the ma
.,erial can be obtained write to the ,Ex
tension Service. Those desiring to
make the material at home BY one
method or the other can get fun in
tormation by writing for Circular 20
South Carolina Experiment Station
Two Of the most generally Injurious
.cales infestinS the shade trees OF our
stale are the gloomy scale and the cot
tony maple scale. They infest principal
ly our sugar and silver maple trees
In the experimental work at this Col
lego iime-sulpher wash has not been
found a satisfactory control for either
OF these, but both species can be very
satisfactorily controlled by the applseS
tion Of one Of the commercial spray
oils. properly mixed and properly appli
ed. Ask for information concerning this
method of treatment 80 that every
possible mistake can be avoided IN ob
tanning the oil, IN making correct mix
lures, in making the separation test
and the proper method Of application.
Pecan .Twie olrdlsrs.
During December and January one
should not forget to take q good looh
at the pecan trees. There will be found
tvigs that were girdled of by the p
can twig girdler. inside Of these fallen
twigs are the eggs and larvae Of the in
sect, becatse the mother beetle girdles
the limbs between the point where the