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Show Seeks Good Substitute for Arsenate of Lead Anthony Spuler, entomologist for the Idaho experiment station, who has returned to Wenalohee to continue bis Investigations, will point his efforts toward to-ward seeking a practical substitute for arsenate of lead to control codling moths. "if we can tind a spray which will kill the Insect pe.--(s without Injury to (he fruit and that will not necessitate washing the fruit before marketing, we will have solved a great problem of the orcharclist," Mr. Spuler said. "That Is the end toward which we are working at Ihe present time. We are not alone in this work. Far from It. for the state college Is working with us all the time and entomologists In (he slates of Oregon, Idaho. California, Cali-fornia, Colorado and Montana and Ihe federal bureau of entomology are all working on the codling moth problem. "Along with this- work an 'InseiSary' will be used here- for the first time this year. A building will be erected at the Bushell ranch anil will be of the same type as one at Pullman. The In-sectary In-sectary Is a building with screen sides which w ill be used for the breeding if codling mollis for observation." |