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Show CABBAGE BEETLE DOES MUCH HARM Ipsect Carefully Avoids Arsenical Sprays Effective Against Many Other Pests. BEST METHODS FOR CONTROL Tobaeco Oust Found to Be Moat Effective Ef-fective f Repellents Tested Arsenate Ar-senate of Lead Applications Found Satisfactory. (Prepared by the United Btatea Department Depart-ment of Agriculture) Evidently the Western cabbage flea beetle was not hatched to die Uy poison nt lenst by sprays of nrscnlcals found so effective ngnlnst many crop InBcct pests. It mny bo driven away, however, by poisonous applications, and herein lies tho methods of control 'discovered by specialists of tho bureau of entomology, United Stntes Joport-Jnont Joport-Jnont of Agrlcultun., whoso experiments experi-ments In combating the pest are described de-scribed In Department Bulletin P02, "Tho Western Cabbago Flea Bcetlo." .recently published. This Insect. Is by no means confined to cabbage, but fro-quently fro-quently does serious Injury to turnips, radishes, mustard, kalo and other cole crops, to sugar beets, table beets nnd under exceptional conditions to beans and peas. Dainty In Habits. Tho beetles. It Is said, aro dainty In their feeding habits, carefully avoiding foliage that has becu sprayed, nr.d at-tn-'klng either unsprnyed ports or fly-In fly-In to other plants. Repellents such ns tobacco dust were found to be the most effective of those tested, and of jtlie arsenlcnls, henvy uppllcallons of arsenate of lead gave the most satisfactory satis-factory results. A formula that gave excellent results re-sults was arsenate of lead paste, 1 pound; flsh-oll soap, ns a sticker, 1 tound; nnd water, 10 gallons. Half of his weight of powdered lend arsenate, or 2 pounds tn 60 gallons of wnter, )b equally effective, with a correspond- !ng quantity of sonp. to net as nn ad-icslve, ad-icslve, or "sticker." It Bhould be ar piled with a sprayer fitted with elbow extension, nnd special effort should be jnndo to coat thoroughly the under surface of the leaves. Two or three nppllcatloiis nt flvu to clght-dny Intervals Inter-vals aro sufficient, even In cose of solvere so-lvere Infestation, provided the first np-jd np-jd lent Ion Is mndo promptly on the first Appearance of the Insect. Control by Nicotine. Tin pest enn also bo controlled by nicotine sulphate, one-half pint, 40 per tent solution, In 60 gallons of waiter, wa-iter, with 2 pounds of sonp added, which Is a deterrent. It Is not possible, pos-sible, however, to control this Insect entirely when It occurs tn Its greatest great-est ubundnncc. In addition, It Is desirable tn keep tho plants thrifty nnd well watered. Mechanical and crop traps can bo used with advantage. Clean culture Is always al-ways ndvlsablej |