. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. Insects Injurious to the Apple. 163 For this })urpo,se, paralliu emulsion does .H'ooil, init toljacco wasli is most sui;cessfiil. Tlic paralliu emulsicm was found successful liy two large Worcester growers, wlm made it as follows: soft soap S ll)s., paraffin 4 gallons, water 100 gallons (8). But 1 iiave noticed tliat where this wash is used and tiickles down into tiie trusses that scorching often results, and as Mr. fJlive Mnrdock of Linton has pointed out to me, d
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. Insects Injurious to the Apple. 163 For this })urpo,se, paralliu emulsion does .H'ooil, init toljacco wasli is most sui;cessfiil. Tlic paralliu emulsicm was found successful liy two large Worcester growers, wlm made it as follows: soft soap S ll)s., paraffin 4 gallons, water 100 gallons (8). But 1 iiave noticed tliat where this wash is used and tiickles down into tiie trusses that scorching often results, and as Mr. fJlive Mnrdock of Linton has pointed out to me, does as much liarm as the suckers. Some few years ago attention was drawn (7) to autumnal spraying with paraffin emulsion to kill the winged adults liofore. !/â '. r. Thtnhahl. j-lG. 130.âAPPLE TitEK CUATED WITH LIME AND SALT To PIIKIKN'T APPLE SCCKEl:. they lay their eggs. TJie time to do this is directly the fruit is picked, and the emulsion may then Ije used at double its normal strength. The emulsion must be sent out in a dense spray and directed not only over the leaves but also at the clouds of suckers that fly under the trees. Mr. Smitli of Loddington wrote me in 1005 that very few would be hit, but from personal observations I found that the majority can easily be killed. ]Mr. Oswald Ellis of Bramley tried this treatment in badly infested plantations in the autumn of 1000, M 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Wye, Eng. : Frederick V. Theobald
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