Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
PEACHES DAMAGED BY INSECT
Kill the Peach BOrer is Advise Sent
Out by Horticultural Society

Out by Horticultural Society
At the present time the Peach Borer
is killing more peach trees on the Del
aware and Chesapeake Peninsula than
all other causes combined. There is
no need for much of this loss for there
| is a remedy. DIR. J. I. Headlee of the
| New Jersey Experiment Station told |
us all about it at the meeting in Ber-
lin last winter, and he has stated that !
one-half of the peach trees in New |
Jersey over six years Of age have been |
treated with the remedy and the re-
suits are very successful. He quoted |
at length from f. B. Blakeslee of the |
U. S. Department of Agriculture who !
has been working on this remedy for
several years and at last he discover
ed it and experimental with it until
he is satisfied that it is entirely prac-
ticable. observation-disclosures does the
trick. One of the firms that is max
ing this material has called it para
cide," a shorter name and one easily
remembered. Paracide is a substance
specially crystalized for the purpose
| cOO0I AAhC SIeinuldICO SOSelAs ~ SAOU-
ly is converted into gas and the gas
is poisonous to Peach Borers, but not
to human beings. This material is
placed in a circle around the trees
about two inches from them, ,and about
an inch or two in width. An ounce
to tree is enough. The best time in
this latitude is about the tenth of Sep
tember 1t will not do to use it on
trees less than six years of age.
When a peach orchard is set out
great care should be taken that the
trees contain no Peach Borers. They
, should be examined very carefully to
see that the BOrers are removed, and
they should be wormed every year un-
til they are at least five years old.
: They should then have the Paracide
application every year thereafter. The
whole work could be done for not
much more than three cents per year
per tree.
; The New Jersey Bulletin gives the
following method of procedure:
= Prepare the trees for application of
l the material by removing with a hoe
the weeds, leaves, stones, sticks, etc.
from about the base of the trunk. In
e other words make smooth, fiat, cleal
:. space six to twelve inches wide about
}. the tree at soil level. Do not dig into
e the surface soil any more than is nee
u essary. In case a large amount ot
> gum is present about the tree remove
IL it. 1t seems to be advisable to apply
e Paradichlorobenzene at a point leve
ID with or about the highest infestatior
on the tree if one wishes to kill all O.
the larvae. However, recent expert
t. ments show that this is not so impor
E. tant, provided a sufficient amount o
Of dirt is piled high above the crystal
re and the larvae within the tree.
rs When the trees are ready for treat
in ment, measure out the amount o
s. Paradichlorobenzene to be used i
I'd some container which is graduated o
ay holds when level full the amount re
vn quired. short, wide mouth bottle, Q
m tin or wooden pill box may answe
the purpose. Some growers measur
out one ounce in a closed fist. TAX
g. hand full of the crystals and the
st. close your hand tightly with the fir!
to joints of the fingers straight. tt
at size of your hand will determine I'll
.c- amount you can hold in this way.
IN. The crystals should be evenly di
Ill. tributed in a continuous, narrow, ci
mo- cular band two inches from the tire
de Do not place crystals against Il
He trunk, for serious injury may resul
Material placed four to six inch
from the tree has given fairly sati
M factory results provided the soil is d
-, ~ and plenty of dirt is placed above Il
zoo crystals.
of After the material is in a ril
= around the tree, place several shove
blo of dirt (four to six) free from weeC
tod grass sticks, stones, ETC., over t
ods crystals and compact it with shov
no hoe or otherwise. The first shoN
or of dirt placed above the death rim
.os should be fine and carefully placed
;no top of the crystals in order that t
on1, position of the poison be not disturb,
The matured insects emerge from I
toy tree and begin to lay their eggs abe
the middle of July and they hatch
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