Show INTEREST TO FRUIT GROWERS the state bara of horticulture has issued the following which will prove of at interest to tue fruit growers of the it to the fruit growers it is important that spraying of I 1 apple orchards be continued during the next five weeks in order to protect the late apples from the second crop of codling moth worms the life history of the codling moth as given by entomologists and observed by diata proves that there are several broods of worms each year in northern and central utah the first brood is just emerging fro from nithe the apple and prepared to undergo the transformation a from worm to moth this change will be complete in about sixteen days from the time the worm leaves the apple consequently from july to there will be a second cro crop P ol of moths flying around and depositing eggs for a brood of worms to infest late apples the ravages of this latter brood of worms are noticeable in the great number of worm holes in the sides of winter apples which while not utterly ruined are nevertheless and unfitted for long keeping these imperfections if allowed will always militate against utah fruit when placed in competition with the products of carefully cultivated orchards that have been properly sprayed many people in utah have acquired an erroneous impression regarding the results of spraying through the statements often by commonly accepted authorities that two or three sprayings spray ings in the spring are sufficient this would be correct were it a physical possibility to kill every worm hatched in the first brood this however is impossible and in the most carefully carefully sprayed orchards there will be enough worms escape the first spraying to prod produce cioe a brood in july sufficient to ruin the entire crop of winter apples the above suggestions are prompted by the experience of the members of the state board of horticulture during the past four years and are confirmed confirm sa by the most successful fruit growers in utah and elsewhere we therefore urge that all late apples be sprayed with parts paris green at least three times between july 16 15 and august 15 THOMAS JUDD president C H BLOON vice president J A WRIGHT secretary |