Show CONTROL OF GARDEN PESTS AND DISEASE E Insects May Be Poisoned by Spraying With Solution Plant Lice May Be Bo Repelled With Soap Suds Kerosene Emulsion or Tobacco Decoction Dust Decoction Dust Surface Mulch Is Good Insects which attack vegetables may be dIvIded divided Into two groups those groups those which eat or chew the leaves or fruit and nid those which suck the Biting insects may be poisoned by spraying the plants with poisonous solutions solutions solutions so so- or by dusting them with poison pol- pol son san powders Potato beetles flea bee bee- ties Ht's cabbage worms striped cucumber cucumber cucumber ber beetles and similar biting Insects may be held in check by spraying the plants giants with arsenate of lead paste atthe at att atthe t the e rate of two pounds t to 50 gallons of water The spray sticks better es especially on smooth plants like cabbage if a little soap or molasses Is dissolved In the spray The arsenate of lead ritzy nay be obtained as a dry powder l nIxed In a quantity of flour or air air- slaked lime and dusted on the plants S Sucking Insects like plant lice maybe may maybe mayhe be he held In check by spraying with soap suds kerosene kerosen emulsion or f J rs The Colorado Potato Beetle and or Larvae at Work co vo 0 decoction Most Insects are also repelled to a greater or less degree by bythe bythe the presence of fine dust which tend tends to close their breathing pores For that reason It lt Is best to keep the surface surface sur sur- face soil well tilled to maintain a dry surface dust mulch Wood ashes air air- slaked lime Insect powder or tobacco dust sprinkled on and about the plants al alto o help to keep d down wn Insects Most Most fungous diseases such as celery cel cel- cel- cel cry ery rust and potato blight bUg may be beheld b held In check by spraying with bordeaux bor bor- deaux mixture four tour pounds copper sulphate four pounds lime 50 gallons gal Ions lons water Where both Insects and fungi ire are present it is well to add two pounds of or arsenate of ot lead tend paste to the 50 gallons gal gal- gallons lons Ions of bordeaux mixture This corn com com combination spray spray Is to be recommended specially especially for Cor potatoes to control tire the potato beetle and potato blight Detailed De Detailed De De- Detailed tailed information on the control of insects will be found In garden arden ex ex- extension tension n service circular 15 of the University Uni of Missouri college of ot ture |