| Show FRUIT TREE PESTS the board of horticulture now in session has many reports from county inspectors and individual orchard owners as to the prevalence of the pear slug or black aphis in fruit trees thes reports are confirmed by observations by the several members of the board of horticulture it is desired at this time to call attention to the pests named and to urge the importance of applying the known insecticides to either prevent or stop atop the ravages of the insects experience proves conclusively that remedies applied in time will entirely circumvent the pear slug and speedily kill the aphis in every form por for the pear slug as a a reception nothing is more effective than a thorough 0 coating of the foliage with paris green and lime in the proportions re c commended om mended for leaf eating insects ie 1 e one pound of parts paris green to gallons of water with four pounds of lime after the ins insect act appears it if the above solution has not been used a thorough spraying with kerosene emulsion will kill all slugs while young Ho however weve it is especially advised that the presence of the parts paris green and lime as the slug may be hatched will mot most effe effectually eradicate every single specimen POT for the aphis elther either black or green the cheapest effective spray to Is found to be the tobacco wash this solution is formed by boiling tobacco stems obtained at cigar factories in the proportion of ten pounds of tobacco to fifteen gallons of water at after ter boiling until n leaves settle to the bottom strain the liquid double the amount of water and apply the same by means of spray pump the depredations of the slug blue and a nd aphis at this season of at the year can not be overestimated and the state board of 44 horticulture especially urges that steps be taken to apply the preventions that have been so thoroughly thorough fy tried the codling moth is now abroad on its second trip and the rei remarks narks by the board beard of horticulture at this season ot of last year will bear repetition at this time experience proves that the early spraying cannot possibly kill all worms such as escaped the first spray have by this time fully matured and are now transforming into flying moth within the next three weeks the eggs now being laid by the moth will be developed into worms that will render the late apples the spraying during july anc and I 1 august is as important and effective as at any amy time of the year in this connection it is opportune tio to mention the warning published in april by this board to the effect that all wormy fruit shipped from utah to idaho is sure to condemned inthe in the light of the above it would seem thelt that the only rational plan Is to adopt means meang V that have been tested to eradicate these r pests from our orchards signed THOMAS JUDD president C H BLOM vice president J A WRIGHT secretary |
