Show summer pest attacks headed off in winter because winter brings a crisis in the life of all insects and gardeners can do much in winter to head oft off some of 0 the most dan dangerous crous and troublesome pest attacks advises A C hocson university farm entomologist st paul cleaning up and burning all garden refuse weeds sticks and other trash in which insects may spend the winter will help immensely in gardens orchards and small fruit plantings late plowing likewise exposes many insects to destruction by cold and birds orchard sanitation particularly the destroying of dropped fruits is impo important throughout the year in controlling codling moths plum c and apple maggots mag sots scraping the rough lark bark of apple trees from the trunks and large branches kills many hibernating larvae of the codling moth and exposes others to birds and weather the scraping has another advantage particularly in old orchards it exposes the oyster shell scale so that it can be more easily killed by dormant spray other insects such as the cane gird lers and tree crickets of rasp berries may be attacked during the dormant season they spend t the he winter as larvae and eggs in the canes and if injured canes are removed move subsequent damage can be eliminated many similar steps can be taken by the alert fruit grower during the winter to lessen summer ins insect act troubles |