| Show notice to fruit growers the codling moth this insect does more damage than all others with which the grower has to contend the worms pass the winter in tough cocoons hidden underneath the rough ft bark of the trunk or larger limbs in cracks or knot holes or under rubbish in the orchard the moth is nearly the color of the apple bark and flies with a zigzag motion it never flies to a light and is rarely seen the moths hatch batch out about a week after blossoms fall and lay their eggs on the upper surface of the leaves or an apple where the fuzz has been rubbed off the tha eggs of the second brood are nearly all laid on the apples apple 11 the great majority of the little worms of the tha first brood go in at the calyx while about half the second brood go in at the side of the apples the worms remain remain in the apples about twenty days and then crawl down the tree and hide under the rough bark it takes about aboul 50 days for one complete generation and there are but two broods in a sections of kutub se season seison ison in most the worms of the second generation remain in the cocoons over winter REMEDIES spry spray with arsenate of lead or paris green as soon after the blossoms fall as Is possible repeat in 9 to 14 days if the orchard has been badly infested or is is within a quarter of a mile of other in infested ones from which moths may fly in spray for the second brood never spray the tree while in bloom tho the first two sprays should be th thrown awn from above down and from the sides in so as to force the poison into the calyx cups culls for these spra ora a 9 use a bordeaux nozzle giving a coarse fan shaped spray that will carry six feet before it forms a mist the two sprays ways should be continued until every flower has been thoroughly soaked and aid the trees are dripping heavily for the latter a finer milt mist like spray sprays u s and stop as soon ac th tho tree trees begin to 6 ip put bands on the tree trees a month i after blossoming and remove every ten days and destroy all larvae until the of august then leave on until picking timo time remove bands after fruit is picked kill tho the larvae a and nd put band bands away until next year scraping tho the bark will also aid in controlling them spray for second brood between july and the formulas for the control of insects and pests as adopted and recommended ommer om u 1 ed uy the state horticultural commission are as follows ARSENATE OF LEAD lead arsenate 6 ibs lbs water gals or 0 two pounds of arsenate of lead to a barrel of water ater this mixture stays in suspension better than paris cicen and is less likely to burn taij foliage and therefore should be more valuable for leal leaf and fruit eating insects PARIS GREEN paris is green I 1 ib lb water 1 te r gals place pla cc the tile p poison oi a on in a fruit jar half full of water cover tightly and shake until thoroughly wet then add to tank tani of water ater and agitate thoroughly with a hose boso or agitator the mixture must be constantly agitated while spraying to prevent settling where evening dews arc are frequent use one pound of fresh lime to each pound of paris green to prevent burning HENRY FIACK county horticultural inspector |
