Show DAMAGE BY SAN JOSE SCALE probably no insect if ancon trolled strolled troll ed capable of doing greater damage to fruit the P pear ear in common commo n with other fruits Is subject to the depredation depredations of insects among the most important of which are the codling moth and the san jose scale the larva of the codling moth which affects the apple to such an alarming extent entailing a loss of millions of dollar Is also more or less injurious to the pear though to a much lea ex tent than to the apple probably no other insect it if uncontrolled troll ed la in capable of doing greater damage to the fruit industry of this country than the san jose scale nearly all kindi of deciduous fruit trees are more 0 less leas subject to its attacks it and spreads ith such great rapidity that unless controlled it is but a question of a short time until the tree Is ruined and death follows nevertheless thib insect can be controlled at comparatively small cost so that it Is no longer to be regarded A damage done dona by san joe jose scale as an insurmountable obstacle to the growing of fruits experiments have been tarried on by the entomologists of the aeve seve al state experiment stations star and the united states debirt ment of agriculture with satisfactory results the use of th tin lime ilme sulphur wash ash has come to be the generally ac ae remedy for full 1 information on tho the san jose scale and its control readers should apply to the secretary of agriculture washington Vas hington D C for circular of the bureau of entomology the c control of the codling moth on pears Is fully treated in bulletin 97 part 11 II of the same bureau |