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Show B Cabbage Aphis and Squash Bugs. H An inquiry has roaohod us, as to H tho boat method of riddiug squash H Bud otbor vines of tho bugs tbut play ' fcivoo with them. Also, for a romody H- for tho cabbage aphis or greon lico H that in large nambor gathor on tbo H under eido of tbo loaves of tbo H cabbage and finally ourl them up. B Tho only suooeeaful method tol H purauo in exterminating tho squash I "" I bug la to pick them from tbo vinoa H "Jiro'.,(1 oriiBb them. Bxporlmonts mado iiH F " "? tut., Agricultural Exporimont H , tat ion of tho University of Illinois H on vino orops woro very auccessful, H but thoy sprayed with Ilordonux mix tu 10 and Purls greon as soon na H the plants woro up and boforo tboy H woro attaokod by the bug. This H troattnont was ropoated evory fow days H until tho plunta wero woll established. H In this way the plants wero kept H pruatlcally froo from tho pcata. Tbo H early oabbagoa woro also aprayod with H tho saino materlul. liy tho abovo B troatmont tbo buga woro provontod H from gottlng on tho vinos, but nfter tloy attack the vinos in numbers and H the bugs uro full size tbo method of H pieking and oiU9biug, is tho only Hiicoossful means yot known. H For tho oabbago uphis sovoral H trcatmouts are reoommondod. A spruy of hot wator is sometimes eifca- H tivo, bu bettor results are obtninod by H nu application of tbo Ilordouux mix- H turo or koroseno omulslon. Tbo nozzle of tbo Bpray pump when spray- H lug, for oabbago aphis must bo sent H at an anglo so us to reaah under tho H plant and spray up Hguinet the lico. H Following nro tbo formulas for somo H of the mixture, but wo recomuioiid H that oopios of tbo Horticultural Laws H of Utah, containing rules and formu- H las, etc, bo proourod for futuro H roforonoo. Thny uro furulsbod froo H on application to tho Soarotary of tho H State Bourd of Hortioulturo: H ' BORDEAUX MIXTLTRIi H For n Btook solution dissolvo any H numberof pounds of oopiwr sulfate H in ua many gallous of wator by hiu- M poning in n burlap sack so tbut , tho H sulfato just toucboa tbo surfuco of tho H wutor. Koop the stook solution in a B stopperod jar. Use an earthen or M wooden vossol in tbo preparation of H llordoaux mixture, ua it will ruin a m vossol of metal. H I11 some vessol Black slowly pounds B of fresh time using hot water, gradual M ly adding wator until a thin whlto H wash is formod. Take four gallous H of the copper solution abovo and udd H to 25 or .'10 gallons of water. To H this solution add through a etniluor H tho lime whitewash us prepared, K adding suilioiont water to make 10 m or 45 gallons, stirring vigorously the B while. Keep the mixture agitated B vrhilo spraying. H For wintor spraying use of the H coppar sulfate solution four gallons H to' 10 gallons of water without tbo H Jime is recommended. |