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Show Eliminate Cutworms Cut-worms With Poison Bait Utah gardens have suffered an unusual un-usual amount cf damage th's spring from cutwormii. according- to G. p. Knowlton, associate entomologist of the Utah Agricultural Exp.rim.ent Station. Tomatoes, sugar beets, melons and corn have' been most ieverely affected. Cutworms do most cf their feeding feed-ing at night, and upon cloudy days, qxnding the. rest of the t'rae a short distance under the tuvface of the ground. There are several different kinds of cutworms and most of ttu.-m can be controlled effectively by means cf a pcisoned bran bait made- according ac-cording to the follc-wing formula: Dry biai.i or alfalfa meal) 6 lbs. Wh'te arsenic (or Paris green) Vi lb. Ch ep Molas U; - - - i pint Water - - - 2 to 4 quarts Thoroughly mix the prison with dry wheat bran. Mix the- syrup with half the water and while starring, add slowly to the bran mixture. Add ju t enough liquid to make a crumbly crumb-ly mixture which will ball in the hand. To avoid thn bait's drying out before be-fore the cutworms feed, Dr. Knowlton, Knowl-ton, recomm inds broadcast'ng the bait in late evening. If part cf the i'.'fe itcd land i : not yet planted it would be we-11 to apply the bait a day cr two fofore the crop is planted. plant-ed. Two cr three applications at two-day intervals may bo needed to rid a garden cf cutworms. |