. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 1900 ] ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 69 The remedies for cutworms which have given the best results are the banding of freshly set out annual plants, either with rings of paper or tin, so that this protection extends down about an inch beneath the surface of the eoil and an inch and a half or two inches above it. Faded leaves which hang down and touch the ground must be cut off. This protection is particularly applicable for cab- bages, tomatoes and tobacco. For clearing infested land either just before p
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 1900 ] ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 69 The remedies for cutworms which have given the best results are the banding of freshly set out annual plants, either with rings of paper or tin, so that this protection extends down about an inch beneath the surface of the eoil and an inch and a half or two inches above it. Faded leaves which hang down and touch the ground must be cut off. This protection is particularly applicable for cab- bages, tomatoes and tobacco. For clearing infested land either just before planting or when a crop is found to be attacked, the now well known mixture of bran and Paris green gives excellent results. This mixture may be applied either wet or dry. In the latter method the bran should be slightly dampened with water containing 2 or 3 ounces of sugar to the gallon of water. After mixing thoroughly so that the whole mass may be slightly moist, but at the same time feel dry to the touch, dust over it a sufficitrnt quantity of Paris green, green arsenoid, or some other similar poison, to give the mixture a Fig. 27. — Variegated slightly green colour. In the former recommendations it was advised Cutworm : a, single to add the Paris green to the bran in a dry condition; but this is not eggduster oiTfwig? ' satisfactory, because on account of the weight of this poison it sinks at once to the bottom when stirred. The bran or meal mixture should be sufficiently dry to run through the fingers easily. It should then be placed in small heaps a few feet apart where the cutworms are thickest and will be greedily eaten by these insects. This is merely a modification of Prof. Riley's trap remedy which has been used successfully for many years. This consists of tying up in small bundles &ny green succulent vegetation such as any luxurient weed which may be growing by road- sides, and after dipping them in a strong mixture of Paris green and water, distribute them o
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