Show 10 P PP IUND HEADED APPLETREE APPLE TREE BORER BOBER PES E ST let 4 A I 1 1 ak clump of f service bushes duh hewing exit holes of f eJ appl apple tree borers 11 crewed by the til united states depart meat of AtTi agriculture culture the appletree apple tree borer the tb most destructive ot of a number of similar pests causa causes much damage to apple orchard orchards in the eastern half halt of the states Bt tes it does not confine its destructive methods solely to apple tress but feeds on other fruit trees as well ai as service wild crab and mountain sob which makes it advisable to cut out these latter varieties for a distance of at least a hundred yards from the orchard the presence of the borers la easily detected of a reddish color are thrown out through mall holo holes in the bar barkas 11 an the borers feed of theeo castings foaud at the bare of apple pear or quince I 1 trees are always an evidence that abo trees need atten attention tida frequently an examination of at an orchard induced by finding one tree with castings at the base will reveal the fact that many trees are affected and that I 1 serious injury has already been done ordinarily the parent beetle lives abat aboff 40 or 56 dars days it Is about three fourths of an inch in length light brown in color above with iwo two broad white bands joined in front ei extending tending the full length of the back tho the un delparte der parte parts and front of at the hed head are white the females rarely fly any considerable din distance tance ito that it if the in mediate immediate vicinity of an orchard can bo ba kept free front frang them there ic IG little danger of 0 a it serious infestation worming to be Q thoroughly done the most common method of ridding an orchard of at these pests ie is to cut away the bark sufficiently to trace the burrows made by the borer A A booked hooked wire la Is then inserted into the burrow borrow and end tho the insect pulled out if made with care cars the wound in the tree ranked conked by this process will heal readily the castings at tho the base of th thi v tree serre serve us its rn indication of tho the presence of the borers baere ills burrows are cued or obstructed in 6 way so that the wire cannot b be inserted cotton batting dipped in car bon should be inserted md the bole hole then hugged with moet earth the gas from the carbon b bt will penetrate all parts of the bunow burrow and kilt kill the borer in extell sire orchards where worming is done on an a large scale by promiscuous labor aoma ot of the helpers are likely to become careless and overlook or neglect to destroy an occasional borer every female so overlooked stands good I 1 4 jew J egg puncture punctures of I 1 apple arrs borr borer in bark th ahr re s pune puno turns ara to ue us sen been chanc of maturing matur lct within ft a yer year or ewt trw hn it will deposit eggs lu in a hilt dozen or more nearby trees causing 1 biry A continued and an la in breid ree festa tInn in that particular r the importance of the point it hould 0 uld be b kept la in minu br by all derema yuho luct thi this method ot of borst 1 raould be removed 1 froia from he oka tre am as possible atter attar wd cino I 2 every borr la to the orchard b be found aad and destroyed I 1 1 bom abot be b to 1 i bira la in or at wild boat tree brewing growing at lt or of feet fe et ot or abo th orchord orchard ebirt atts et at proverbs ls la in addition to vorm donala wo nala R ut 14 1 caz Is 1 otten often asa to prevent the beetles laying thel theft eggs pure white lead and raw ila peed seed oil ell mixed rather thick will not injure the trees and when applied to young smooth bark will form a protective coat cost during the egg laying sea won son it la in probable that tills this Is a more effective method than wrapping the trees with building paper cotton bat ting cloth or other materials sometimes used for this purpose before painting however the earth should re c removed from the bass of at the tree for tot a depth of from three to four inches rhe surface or of the in trunk thus anu exposed hould should be b first scraped and piloted painted nd and the fr f erth r then replaced this 1 if 7 appletree apple tree borel bare 1 juet just emerged from exit hole h 1 1 bark necessary nece eary for tho beetle lays her eggs under instead ot at abolt the alge ground au As the insect lu la ita its borer stage alv lives nd cede feeds under the bark insecticide pray sprays cannot be used successfully 14 when the borer hat bat reached tie ile adult caage it beeda mor more or leaa less 0 01 i the exposed surface ot at leavea leaves and twigs and on the mola mol turc contained in the roah thrown out by u botera still working in th the trees Ar arsenath Ara enat at of kad lend prayed sprayed on deex on which they would hlll many ot atthe the adult beetles but it 1 I doubtful if it would pay to spray fur the purpose of killing thia this insect alone except in the case 02 a badly tu rested lue eed orchard fanner farmers bulletin no the Round beig led appletree apple tree borer u contains con a description at 0 thia this pt peat and different methods ot at control may mair be secured upon application to the united department depart meat ait ot of agriculture |