Tooele Times | 1910-09-03 | Page 16 | Washes for Scale Insects

FOR SCALE INSECTS united states department of agriculture cives an ah effective remedy for pest A report of the united states department part ment of agriculture says any good soap Is effective in destroying soft bodied insects such as plant alco lie e and young or soft bodied larvae A aa 3 winter vinter washes in very strong solution they furnish ono one of the safest and most effective means against scale insects thu tho soaps made madlof of flah fish oil anti and sold nold under the name of whale oil godlis eoa ps are often especially vali val i liable but variable in composition and merits A soap made with caustic potash rather than with caustic soda isoda as aa Is commonly the case and not containing more than 30 percent per cent ot of water should be the potash soap yielding a liquid in dilution more readily sprayed and fioro effective against insects tho the soda soap washes are apt alit to bu bo gelatinous when cold and difficult or impossible to spray when kept at a very high temperature pera ture for plant lice and del delicate teate larvae such stach ns as tile the pear slug a strength obtained hy by dissolving halt half a pound of soap in a gallon of water Is soft soap will answer aswell OB ns hard blu blutas tat least double the quantity should be taken