. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). TiiK Pkach-Tkee Udkek. 217 shown a nearer view of one of the trees. As the figure sliows, the paper was carefully and closely a})j)lied to the tree, especially at the top, and going around the tree twice made two thicknesses of the paper, thus apparently eliminating all chances for the little borers to get in. And yet some of the borers got in in spite of the tarred paper bandage. We believe the tarred paper acted only as a mechanical barrier, and that its odor did not add to its effectiveness. Hence we sho
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). TiiK Pkach-Tkee Udkek. 217 shown a nearer view of one of the trees. As the figure sliows, the paper was carefully and closely a})j)lied to the tree, especially at the top, and going around the tree twice made two thicknesses of the paper, thus apparently eliminating all chances for the little borers to get in. And yet some of the borers got in in spite of the tarred paper bandage. We believe the tarred paper acted only as a mechanical barrier, and that its odor did not add to its effectiveness. Hence we should expect ordinary newspaper or any other paper bandage to be equally as effective a preventive if care- fully applied. The tarred paper did not injure our young trees in in the least, although it was ap- plied to the same trees for three years in succession and remained on the trees nearly the whole time. But others (Smith, 1898) have in- jured trees with it. Old news- papers or any wrapping papers are much cheaper, a little easier to apply and probably just as ef- fective, but they will not remain intact nearly so long in northern peach districts on account of rains and winds. Smith (1898) records some fairly successful experiments with newspaper bandages; and Cord ley tells us that in Oregon where the rains do not interfere with it so much as in the East, it is one of the most successful methods in use against the Pacific coast peach-tree borer. Large or moderate sized trees were treated in New Jersey with newspapers for less than one cent per tree. The evidence thus indicates that paper bandages, when carefully applied, are one of the cheapest, and they are also quite an effective method of kee]ung out peach-tree borers. Apply the paper closely. 54.— Peach tree treated tcith tarred paper in the experimental o) Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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