. Biennial report. Insects, Injurious and beneficial. [from old catalog]. 112 Fibst Biennial Report [W. Va. When weather conditions are favorable fungous diseases attack and destroy many adult cicadas. How to Prevent Cicada Injury. Spraying to check damage from this insect is out of the question for large orchards, but may be feasible in treating a small number of trees. The best material for this purpose is kerosene emulsion and it is necessary to spray repeatedly to kill the insects as they appear. As already stated, it is young trees that suffer most from the stings of the cicada. If one ha
. Biennial report. Insects, Injurious and beneficial. [from old catalog]. 112 Fibst Biennial Report [W. Va. When weather conditions are favorable fungous diseases attack and destroy many adult cicadas. How to Prevent Cicada Injury. Spraying to check damage from this insect is out of the question for large orchards, but may be feasible in treating a small number of trees. The best material for this purpose is kerosene emulsion and it is necessary to spray repeatedly to kill the insects as they appear. As already stated, it is young trees that suffer most from the stings of the cicada. If one has but a few small shade or fruit trees which he wishes to protect from this insect he can do it quite readily by covering the trees with mosquito bar or cheese cloth during the time the cicada is present. It is not advisable to prune young orchards in the winter or spring before the appearance of a cicada brood. Leaving all the previous season's growth on the tree will allow a greater distribution of the work of the females and thus the probability of serious injury from the punctures will be minimized. The injured wood should be pruned out as soon as may be possible after the cicadas have gone. The muti- lated portions of the tree that are not cut out in pruning should be. Periodical CitM>*.. M*EH. SHOWS Distribution of brood V as it OClURRED in west \ik in \f\l Pig. 3.—Shaded area of map shows distribution of Brood V (Marlatt) of the Cicada as it occurred in West Virginia in 1897. protected with grafting wax or hard soap to prevent other insects or fungous diseases from attacking the tree at these stung places and thus aggravating the wounds and preventing rapid healing. To induce quick recovery from cicada wounds an orchard should have special care to stimuate vigorous growth after having been visited by this insect. Nurserymen located within the area of this brood will undoubtedly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha
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