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Show Webworm Menace Now Under Control Reports which have spread throughout through-out the beet sections in the Sanpete and Sevier counties and the territory covered by the Gunnison Sugar company, com-pany, regarding damage by the webworm, web-worm, have been greatly exaggerated, according to one of the company's officials of-ficials .True, some fields were infected, infect-ed, and some anxiety was entertained by both the growers and the field agriculturist, ag-riculturist, but immediate action was taken for the destruction of the pests, and today every field is practically cleared. Some ten days ago the webworm made its appearance in a few fields, both in Sannete and Sevier county. and the first report made to L. J. Arnold, agriculturist for the sugar company, immediately assembled his forces and every sprayer, supplied with Paris green and calcium arsenate, arsen-ate, started spraying on the infected patches and some 1000 acres where the worm was doing its deadly work were soon cleared of the menace. Practically every field is now free and little or no damage will result, due to the timely action in the control work. The sugar company, however, now has a large supply of the poison and should the worm again appear the pests can be readily handled. The beets at this time are usually at the tender and growing state and attract the webworm. The tender plant is attacked only on the leaves and unless checked will soon cover acres. The small plant, it is said, may be eaten off, but if the worms are destroyed, des-troyed, will revive in a short time and start the second growth. There is no reason for alarm, an official of-ficial stated, and if farmers growing beets will make reports immediately the sprays will be put into action. Every indication points now to a bumper crop from the 8,200 acres that have been planted in the Gunnison Gun-nison Sugar company's territory. |