Show WALNUT AND HICKORY TREES HURT BY PEST species of snout beetles attack immature fruits methods method of controlling nut infesting Cur culles include burning fallen nuts and spraying with Sr rs enate senate of lead prepared by the united states st 0 oc f A agriculture several species of snout beetles nearly early related to the common plum PIUM curcillo cur cullo attack the immature fruits tender shoots and leaf petioles pet peti ioles oleg of alnut and hickory trees A discussion of four such species fill all belonging to the genus which closely resemble one al iother another in appearance pe arance habits and seasonal activities Is given in united states department part ment of agriculture bulletin that attack the young fruits and shoots of walnut and hickory by pred il brooks antom entomologist ol 01 special characteristics of the butternut cur cullo the chii black walnut the hickory out nut tile I 1 he hickory shoot are ds de ascribed scribed hod bed methods Bleth of controlling nut infesting curc ulios include burning the fallen nuts spraying the leaves which they cat with arsenical poisons ana and spraying the nut trees with lead arsenate while the dropping of cur cullo culio infested walnuts and hickory nuts before the larvae lii if them mature affords an opportunity for destroying the young insects by collecting and burning or otherwise disposing of the fallen nuts this method Is successful only in cases of isolated trees or plan plantations tatlo lead arsen nr senate ate applications on the stems leaves and fealt soon after growth starts in the spring can be counted on to give good results in reducing injury from butternut a and rid black walnut spraying walnut trees with lead arsenate at k a strength of six pounds to fifty gallons of water Is an effective method of 0 controlling the butternut curcillo cur cullo |