Show no U BANDING FOR CODLING MOTH used as a adjunct to spraying in see sec tlona tiona badly infested with injury ous ou orchard pest prepared riby by the united states depart merit ant of agriculture banding the trunks and larger limbs of apple trees with strips of cloth has been practiced extensively for or the control of the codling moth previous to tile the advent of 0 spraying the bunding method was the best menns means known of checking the ravages of this pest this method consists in fastening a band of cloth around the trunk from which the loose bark has been removed usually it a band made from burlap folded to three 4 to 8 inches wide Is used the codling moth larvae or worms crawl beneath t the he band to farnk their cocoons and should be destroyed by hand at intervals of ten days throughout the season bands are still used as nn an adjunct to spraying in regions heavily infested t t r t fc N H ar A few r i A i r ef ys i t ell I 1 k M ji i ii v y f f 1 au v 4 4 4 a 1 vi jh iSi Sv V f vw vy wire screen band trap for codling moth with the codling moth the use of the bands although laborious and expensive Is profitable under these conditions but it they cannot be cared for synte systematically ati cally they should not be b used A codling moth baud band trap recently devised by the bureau of entomology can be substituted for tile the banding method this trap when properly adjusted to the tree trunk permits the codling moth worms to enter it and prevents the escape of the moths while this trap was designed primarily for the codling moth its principle is i applicable to other insects having similar habits the trap can be readily by the fruit grower at little ex expense and may be attached at any time during the winter inter or spring not net later than one month after the petals have dropped the foll following bup supplies plies are needed for for making and attaching the traps 1 black painted wire screen cloth 1 foot wide ilde 12 meshes to the inch 2 burlap cloth 3 pitch ter tar 4 small email portable oil heater 5 hammer pliers wire aire shears and tacks the wire screen Is the ordinary fly screen and the 1 foot width la Is the most desirable desin ble of the regular stock material to use cut the screen into stripe 6 inches wide and fold the edges twice mice allowing one fourth inch to each told fold A convenient way to fold the edges Is to use a folding machine as employed by dinners tin ners it if a crimping machine such as used by dinners to reduce the ends of stove pipes pilles Is it at hand both edges ot of the wire screen should then be run through the this will give the wire a very desirable bulge and at the same name time will permit considerable expansion of the th trunk without breaking the screen next cut the burlap into strips 6 inches wide and fold to three it if the burlap after cutting Is first soaked in water it can be readily creased and may then be ba done up to in rolls for convenience in handling select the most moat section ot of the trunk and encircle it with a strip of the burlap band this Is held in position by large tacks the heads of which should project about one fourth inch beyond the burlap or a total of about one hulf halt inch from tho the trunk those these should be driven at intervals interval of 3 to 4 inches next cover the band with the screen lind and tack one end cud leaving the burlap jin in the middle of the screen lot let one on person grasp the lower edge of th the screen with the pliers and draw tightly y w while hile the other taps it with a hemmer hammer hemy hamy until it conforms snugly and at the same time fastens it to the trunk with tacks cut the wire screen long enough to allow an overlap of 3 to 4 inches proceed in the same fame way with the upper edge and finally tack the lap securely it la Is advisable to fasten the lower edge first since it if the upper edge Is first attached it li Is somewhat difficult to see whether the lower edge fits tightly it will be rioted noted that the tacks extending beyond be burlap serve to prevent the wire screen from pressing tile the band |