| Show GET THE CODLING MOTH BEFORE IT GETS THE APPLE A A circular which should be of 0 much interest to apple growers hall baa just been issued tj by the utah butali agricultural experiment station la in past years the experiment station has done considerable work on the codling moth from froc which professor hagan the author ot of ihla circular has summarized the essential int matlon mation for controlling the pest peat the first spray should be applied three to five days after the petals begin to fall with the sole object 0 filling each calyx cup with the for it la is here that the worm rm which does doea the damage enters the apple this should be followed ten dim later by a second spraying this will complete filling the calyx cup that are not open as early as the first spraying the spray recommended by professor hagan Is arsenate of lead about three pounds of paste or one and one halt half pounds of powder tn 50 69 gallois callona of water since the blossoms usually point outward the spray should be driven down the top in front from the side and up uj from the bottom if the spraying has been done properly an examination sonie somewhat what later in the season should not show more than ten per cent worm vorm apples it iti more t than han ten per cent are found wormy a second sprays ig should be applied about the first of august the trees should b bp banded about the first of july which Is about the time that the larvae begin LOM coming down from the tree the band 1 vides aldes a hiding place for the larvae 1 under which they crawl and remain the bands should be removed about every eight days end and the worms killed A free copy of the circular giving more detailed information on the subject me be obtained from the uti h experiment tation station logan 1 nh |
