Millard County Chronicle | 1915-08-19 | Page 5 | Repellent for Chinch Bugs

; REPELLENT FOR CHINCH BUGS Expert of University of Missouri Recommends Rec-ommends Dust Barrier In Dry I Wnather Plowed Strlo Is Good. 1 Dust barriers in dry weather and chemical barriers in damp weather are ' recommended by Leonard Haseman of the University of Missouri, for the ' control of chinch bugs. The simplest 't dust barrier consists of one or more parallel ditches in which a log is kept moving. A plowed strip well stirred Is klso good. For chemical barriers, fiist ' make a patch with a hoe and run a r narrow line of tar, road oil, stock dip, ' or similar repellent along the path. 1 Renew It often at first to keep il fresh. Sprayli.g with kerosene emulsion is recommended as effective where the 1 bugs gel on the first few rows of corn 3 in a field. This can also be uaed tc kill the migrating bugs on the grount or where the) may be collected U wheat at this Ume.