Show PEACH DROPS ARE CAUSE OF INJURY oh n urns taken itt ht tile irdel pencil pelt fast lut ta rt ut at volt r ait oit alipy agn the dip of nt of till peach drops according to lo E if 11 associate i practically all ot ol tile alie small niall peaches which drop to tile the ground a fw weeks week after the bI lucks have been pushed off are badly infested with curcillo cur cuilo cullo doruis about 75 73 to W PU per cent of the drops containing one or more worms growers should bear in ID mind that the larvae remain in these drops and that after a process of development they emerge and enter tile the ground for pupation each larva prepares a cell within about three inches of the surface in which it undergoes tran transformation and from which it later er emerges nerges as the adult beetle this beetle gives rise to the second generation that in turn lays eggs and causes wormy peaches just before picking time it Is quite obvious that picking tip and destroying the early drops will prevent heavy infestation at picking time the infested drops should be e collected acted and burled buried at least 24 2 S inches deep it is usually advisable to make two or three gatherings of tap th drops special care should be taken that tile the very small shriveled peaches are gathered for they are more likely to contain worms than the larger drops in one of tile the georgia observations two and one half bushels of dropped peaches were placed in a wire screen container and watched carefully within a few weeks larvae emerged from these drops anotn her ber would hae bale produced second brood curci curc illos tillos to badly infest Oo peach trees such conditions emphasize the importance of using proper control measures in connection with the early peach drops in addition to picking up the drops it Is a good thing ta disk or harrow burrow the surface of the orchard frequently the tools should loosen the ground at least t three inches deep this will break up the cells and expose the inactive insects to heat an ani ami I weather the stage usually lallY averages about one month and disking at intervals ot of one week should continue from the time the peaches bloom until late varieties are almost ripe |