Show early fighting of moth important to fruit men the codling moth molli can almost certainly be counted on as the number one apple insect pest this year rear asserts a bulletin from the united states department of agriculture growers spend enormous sums to combat it but this pest has become increasingly destructive according to lee A strong chief of the bureau of entomology tom and plant quarantine strong attributes this increase to the greater age of apple trees to the abandonment of some orchards and an to weather favorable to moth development A great many codling have been wintering in cocoons in crevices beneath beneat li the loose bark of trees in coarse trash on the ground in containers used to handle wormy fruit and in packing sheds cleaning up all these places while the moths are inactive Is the ounce of prevention that is worth many times over the pound of cure in the form of insecticides measures other than spraying therefore are very important one of the best strong says is a thorough house cleaning of orchards and packing houses early in the season |