OCR Text |
Show Cut-Worma. Prof. II, A, tiossdrd nf the Horlda experiment ex-periment station writes of this pest: 'Out-worms aie the larval forms of a finillj of inconspicuous, dnll-colored, iilgbt-fljlng moths the Noctuldae rile moths are not often seen In the dajtlme, as thej hide In dark corners under flense vegetation, bene ith boards clods or sinnes or settle uiwin gray or d irk sur-faies sur-faies stith ss tree trunks or fence bnnrds, their mlors harmonizing so well with the objecls upon which thej rest, that only the ee of the practiced observer is llkelj tn delect them at all They come quite readllj to lights but not In sufficient numbers to pay for trapping them In this 'The most effective treatment Is foind hi a poisoned bait consisting of whuit bran and Paris sreen, Just enough of the latter to tinge the mass with a greenish color to which a little sjrup nms be added with advantage ImmedUtcIs nfter the around Is ptoUKhed scatter this halt In little henps all over the Held and Iqave fur two or three nights before planting a new crop The Insects tmvlpg nothing else tn leed upon will devour the poison and the dead will very soon be found In numbers on tho surface " |