. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. preciate any information you can give us to help us get rid of this trouble. W. H. H.—Minn. BEETLES ON BOSE BXTDS. In a small receptacle I am sending specimens of a beetle or bug infesting our roses, and doing much damage to buds and tender foliage. Can you in- form us what it is, and what is the best method of combating it? G. A. K.—Mo. The best means of fighting the beetles is spraying with arsenate of lead solu- tion. This insecticide may be obtained as a paste, which is the most convenient form of using it. Dissolve the paste ac- cording to dir
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. preciate any information you can give us to help us get rid of this trouble. W. H. H.—Minn. BEETLES ON BOSE BXTDS. In a small receptacle I am sending specimens of a beetle or bug infesting our roses, and doing much damage to buds and tender foliage. Can you in- form us what it is, and what is the best method of combating it? G. A. K.—Mo. The best means of fighting the beetles is spraying with arsenate of lead solu- tion. This insecticide may be obtained as a paste, which is the most convenient form of using it. Dissolve the paste ac- cording to directions, stir well, then add enough granulated sugar or syrup to make it sweet to the beetles' taste and cause the solution to stick to the stem and foliage of the plants. The best time to spray the plants is in the cool of the evening. Bepeat every day or two until the beetles disappear. The beetle sent is identically the same as one received from a grower in an eastern state who is having trouble with it on his pansy plants. It is evident that this is another addition to the pests with which growers have to contend, and it would be a good plan for you to send a few specimens to the S. A. F, entomoV)gist, Prof. H. C. Irish, St. Louis, 'Mo., and get his opinion regarding it. As a further means of getting rid of the beetles, I would advise that you go over the surface of your rose beds, and if there are any rough or uneven places in the soil, level them off, being partic- ular to remove any loose material from around the stem of each plant. Then take a brick or pounder of some kind, and pound down the soil, taking care to see that it is thoroughly done at the edge of the bed, where the soil is liable to crack away from the side bench boards. Then take some bait made of ground oats, granulated sugar and Paris green, and lay a small portion on cab- bage leaves, and place one about every six feet about the bed. M. P. BOSE PLANTS DYING. We are sending you by parcel post several
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