Smyrna times., 1924-08-27
IITglLUNINATED WITH
'HII Il DESTROY INSECTS

OF Jersey ORCHARDIST
y DT TRIED IN DELAWARE
.r.,,berby of SwedesbOrO, n. j.,
r.on a Scheme to Save His
4 Peaches From the Pests
N.'nde fame that singes the
4 Snc, has furnished the idea
.si,b Isaac Hurf Weatherby,
o,e of the largest farms and
lizards in South New Jersey,
iSorsted in his fight against the
n moth. newest and most de-
4. Of the pests that have at
\ ,s,ebes in the East. Orchard
nslavare are watching the re-
tbe Jerseyman, with curious
i Instead of using candles,
-. Weatherby has been more
He has had a regular cleo
r,stDg system constructed in
Ssrs peach orchard. At night
,ssd is a blaze of light.
he incandescent light bulbs
nvnads Of moths and other in
Their wings are not singed
s,s attracted closest to the light
dazzled and fall into large,
Dans, one of which is a few
i below each electric globe.
ans are filled with kerosene,
Fls all moths and other in
sst touch it. Electric lights
common use among poultry
n to make the hens get up
50 that they will scratch more
g better, but the Weatherby
y bssts Of the first electrically
\ fruit archard in the country.
rhald is set upon a large hill,
u Ann distance it looks like a
s park. Thousands of motor
1--we had their curiosity aroused
! s unusual sight these summer
8S There are 125 of these cleo
4 ights, as many as are used to
tie streets Of a goOd-sized town.
zi Of being set high upon the
/ the lights in the orchard are
l50ut four feet from the ground
aed a very bright light over a
ii area, Illuminating adjacent
and foliage. Weatherby's Obser-
1 Of the habits of the moths
y him to set the lights low. The
can also be more easily attend
ar the ground.
nal Moth is Causing Much Havoc
rallied last year that l would
z have to do something to stop
aahs or they would finish me-"
aeatherby, who has been grow
Eaches for more than 80 years
Eo declares that the Oriental
las caused more havoc in his
ld' than any other pest, with
NS20le exception Of the borer. .
sI-growers now have the borer
& control, but as yet they have
10 effective means of combat
g oriental moth with the usual
-'N sprays. This electric light
vas put in early in the sum-
@alnued Weatherby. 1T has
Z lot Of money and I've learn
.@ a'oat moths. | have learned
/ -'ie isn't much use of wasting
"a current on moonlight nights.
y ], 'le Y lew moths in the traps af-
'..l noon. Mosquitoes were ap-
.i he most numerous of the
4 e. !. Netlms and in fighting the
4 4 nsaiherby has become a COM
4. Al. 'sneiactor in also helping to
y M nese troublesome, long
I, |. aal1srs. The traps also con-
great variety of other moths |
- pests. Numerous among
I. 4''a' caught are the species
y. y. as nose responsible for the |
I. -sl pillar, which has also be- !
I. Ii0sI . obnoxious pest in the |
s. 81. VI i, 'lree years. There were |
|. n y. 0lack mites of insects and !
I 4 'spefs X to the biggest of night |
], 7 |. The moth family. '''S"'
!. '.,,..'l worse Than japanese Beetle
/ ,'o' /. pointed out the Oriental 1
\, ! Ms ! a small, gray moth, |
y. more than twice as big as a
N Il. mo'n lays its eggs at the 1
4 A.. " Young tree shoots. The
!. g. .s".. matches |. bores into the pitb /
b r,s. NV, LOT an inch or two. Af-
Il + s'iAea . the tougher bark he
ns., alO.aer s twig or bores into /
] IT, w. truit. This pest seems .''t to
pr5...p upped off to poison SPRAYS
! a,,s-.s.as nav as Horticultural experts
n s'',sted I. that it spits out the
igs,5, : .. axes Of a twig or skin
"a, Tssi aila eats only beneath the
Nj ~ r, the poison that kin
2 Na,VU U'ler insects do not PEN
Ia ~ ! Jersey orchard owners
sts Jan,..le oilental moth is worse
have sIae'e .s. beetle. So far the
ssser5n,,S;o' gotten as far down