Show Spraying Spraying Trees In I Bloom Harms Bees 1 Little Insects Necessary for f or Pollination I Pre Prepared ared by the United States Depa Department of ot A Agriculture ute When spra spraying fruit trees care should be taken to do the thc work work- at a time when there Is the least I ast danger dunger of ot poisoning b the hone honeybees which witch visit the blossoms and which arc very verr y necessary necessary necessary essary for the pollination of ot the flowers lowers now low ers says sas the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture Spraying fruit trees while in full bloom with arseni- arseni cals culs Is particularly injurious to bees according to tests which have ha been completed recently by the bureau of ot entomology Of or course the beekeeper does not want his bees poisoned says sas the department department de de- because as a result his hone honey crop Is reduced The subject should be of or even en more Interest however however how how- ever er to fruit growers because with th the los loss of the hone honeybees bees they lose the most effective means of pollination pollination pollination pollina pollina- tion In their orchards In this respect respect respect re re- re- re the beekeeper the fruit grower and In fact eVer everyone one Is benefited by bJ hone honeybees The effect of ot arsenical sprays on the mortality of ot hone honeybees bees has long been debated but only a few systematic investigations in in- investigations have ha been made to aid In settling the dispute In the hope of answering definitely some of the questions questions ques ques- Lions so long debated these tests were conducted While they are limited d In In- their scope they do enable the department department department depart depart- ment to make some recommendations Spraying apple trees during full bloom is not recommended because the codling moth can be as well controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by spraying ing when 90 00 per cent of the petals have ha fallen and because spraying when the trees are arc In bloom bloomis is is- injurious to insect pollinators |