Controlling the curculio, brown-rot, and scab in the peach belt of Georgia . infestation of 1920 inGeorgia was due very largely to exceedingly careless spraying, withno attention as to when the applications were made. The curculio,brown-rot, and scab must be controlled at very definite times, and Control of the Curculio, etc., in Georgia. 29 spraying and ducting at ot/ier times will not bring the desiredresults. It is universally conceded by those connected with thepeach industry in Georgia that the thorough spraying and dusting,the applications of which were made at the time when they would b
Controlling the curculio, brown-rot, and scab in the peach belt of Georgia . infestation of 1920 inGeorgia was due very largely to exceedingly careless spraying, withno attention as to when the applications were made. The curculio,brown-rot, and scab must be controlled at very definite times, and Control of the Curculio, etc., in Georgia. 29 spraying and ducting at ot/ier times will not bring the desiredresults. It is universally conceded by those connected with thepeach industry in Georgia that the thorough spraying and dusting,the applications of which were made at the time when they would bemost effective, was the potent factor in the successful control of thecurculio and brown-rot in the 1921 crop. If the water supply is fardistant from the orchard or if there are not sufficient spray outfitsto handle the acreage in a few days, much time can be saved byhauling the water to the spray outfits in the orchard (fig. 17). Ifthis is done, the spray tank can be refilled at any place in the orchardwhen the spray gives out. Where the spraying job is left almost en-. Fig. 16.—It is necessary to proceed down each tree row, dusting each tree from one side. tirely to laborers, as is the case in most sections of the Georgia peachbelt, proper supervision should .be maintained at all times to see thatthe operation is thoroughly performed. The importance of makingthe spray applications to future peach crops at exactly the righttime, with special attention to thoroughness, can not be too stronglyemphasized. CURCULIO AND BROWN-ROT CONTROL MEASURES MUST BEMADE ANNUAL ORCHARD PRACTICES. Peach culture has been practiced so long in Georgia and the acre-age has grown to be so extensive that the curculio, brown-rot, andother peach pests have established themselves in practically all sec- 30 Department Circular 216, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. tions of the State. In order to save future Georgia peach crops fromthe curculio, as well as from brown-rot and scab, the control meas-ures discu
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