Show CURLEW BUG IS A widespread PEST AAA curfew curlew nug a A corn plant attacked by adult insect G egg aa as placed PI in stem of young corn plant enlarging at left C u and adult adl in hoot root of corn in chamber eaten out by the larva Pr Pre pird olred by the th untied united stilt states D part inena bf AsTi Culture Ito notation tation or alternation of crops ts Is a pimple and efficient method ot at getting ride of the curlew bug a widespread poet post in corn and rice fields doa dan t plant corn after corn or rice or rice after corn Is a useful maxim to remember in localities i infested by the hug I 1 he curlew bug which Is one ot of the to called snout beetles or bout about half balt an inch long la Is particularly fond load of stamps and marshes rn arabe where it jueds on large stemmed grasses and edgee adges of cultivated crops corn and arid fico most closely resemble its natural food and in consequence conee quence the bug Is a gensee to thee these crops in almost every fate state in the south and in fix large sec see of the be middle west and south went west as well ell it cannot live on the email small grallis or on euch such plants as an cot eat toil toa or cowpeas in consequence it infected fields aro are planted to onta oats rye barley cotton or cow cowpeas peas ae the curlew bug disappears dim appears at once in practice cotton cope copes s orin or in tor ter oat oats will probably beathe beet best crops to ue usie for this purpose la in tho the south in ohio indiana 1111 illinois missouri southern wisconsin and ad arkan tam as oate oats rye barley or cowpeas after n year of at one of there theto crops the field can be planted again to corn a if it the at 1 returns a similar alternation 0 should be resorted to once more the curlew bug mil remain in an latest cornfield throughout the win ter and if it the field is 1 planted to corn again como come out in the he spring to feed upon the oung corn plants by Uy means roeana c 4 Us its long snout at the end ot of which are situated the mouth and jaws the beetle punctures the atom stem ct tf the plant and thu thus either secures its food or deposit i its egg usually the puncture Is made a little below the sur fac face of the ground and extends into the cron of the plant it the puncture Is nade just above the root the litant III throw up a number of I 1 til ill lera lers and suckers suc kere while tho the main actu tent geelt set hilll be without car earn and talky la a appearance in this respect the work of the curlew bug arcis e 1 k s the amo samo effort ti U that rf the Ile hesslan sidan fly on a djung what plant in the fall if it the puncture la to tirado higher up lip on the stem food la is obtained from tho the folded loaves leaves above iho aroun brov n nhen hen these leaves loaves finally V luah ush forth he the effect fit of the th a purit puncture ture niada made by the beetle beetles a snout Is revealed by rows of holes across the leaves leave there will also be bo a di als ported growth crovi th on the stem whit while tho the domago done dono by the he beetle vea in feeding or laying chett eggs la to in many coven doubtless seye e if I 1 ahr th corn plants are very young at nt tho the bitae of 0 attack they are probably destroyed in this va wn generally speaking the greatest grea damage is to caused by the larvae hatching from the eggs et t lc lally in the enet fast the gruba grubs of abla insect apparently can live without dini culty for conal considerable dorable length of time lu in the of plants that are completely covered by bater ater alth ith these insects in full possession 0 at a field there docs does not apar to be any thoroughly practical and effective measure for or their ravage ravages frequently result in a a total loss ot of the crop crops while throwing up the at t or bil hilling ailing up abe bo soung young plant plants with 1 cultivator might prevent the beetle beetles themselves the malvea from front puncturing the stems low enough down to cause the plants to sucker or be omo come distorted this Is I 1 by no means ap assured wo only know that the high r up the in 0 o punctures tures the stem the more likely IB is the attack to insult only in the trans tran rows at bole cloea the lea 1 tax so aa I 1 br or lulling billing up ti tou A 0 onty aj form j a light prot protection petion as agat tho the juia ous effect of the feeding of at the bee lles ace the larvae have started to their way downward in the tm akere to a no way v holtby they can bt be reached by any breasure ce re auro asure likely to seriously orlou sly affect t them hom helps for pach growth growths to control meet insect pet pests after a grower ba has pruned aruns 4 gently tilled and fertilized bit orchard ell ani irrigated it U it U that has beau he the av hard may be short jived and the ape anoncial fal fali luroe uros tt it he neglect neglects to give attention ato to the control of toe the insect insects and lie dis beast 1 anally adcur lu in his hi brelon tm aon while P ot t li lk ave that there are tw r which are reg regional tonal in their occurrence occur and some of thosa which are widely disseminated remain unknown thus bus fer for in certain districts it Is likewise true that a considerable number ol 01 both insect pests peate and fungous diseases are to be found pretty nearly everywhere tn in the country la in which peaches are grown every trull fruit grower should be in close touch with the agricultural ex peri pediment ment elation station in his state so that he can refer emergency matters there without delay not infrequently the ee Be curing f of information Intorn Inform aton atlon regarding the control of some insect peat pest thai that haa has become suddenly threatening or con corning the mot most effective mean means of checking the spread of a disease hith erto arto unknown in saying what would otherwise be a serious loan load inquiries relating to any phase of fruit growing may also be referred at any time to the united states department part ment of agriculture where without cost through the department departments a pathological entomological and other ex expert perL tea ion lull suit information relative to the problems as an can be given may be secured the farmer farmers bulletin hu letl no entitled spraying Ps PA ben he for the control of drown brown rot seb and curcillo Cur cullo will be sent to anyone requesting it so go also will alit farmers bulletin no e entitled tilled growing Or owing peaches which treats in domall of at pruning renewal of top thinning inter planted crops and epe spa cial practices |