Insects and insecticidesA practical manual concerning noxious insects and the methods of preventing their injuries . hrough the field byboys who take hold of the ropes. The use of destructive agents, such as Londonpurple, Paris green, and the like, has not beenattended with any very great success when appliedon a large scale. But for limited areas, doubtless agreat many of the locusts may thus be easily de-stroyed. A mixture which has been successfullyemployed, consists of arsenic, sugar, bran, andwater, the proportions being one part, by weight, ofarsenic, one of sugar, and five of bran, to w
Insects and insecticidesA practical manual concerning noxious insects and the methods of preventing their injuries . hrough the field byboys who take hold of the ropes. The use of destructive agents, such as Londonpurple, Paris green, and the like, has not beenattended with any very great success when appliedon a large scale. But for limited areas, doubtless agreat many of the locusts may thus be easily de-stroyed. A mixture which has been successfullyemployed, consists of arsenic, sugar, bran, andwater, the proportions being one part, by weight, ofarsenic, one of sugar, and five of bran, to which isadded a certain quantity of water. The arsenic andbran are first mixed together, then the sugar is 254 INSECTS AFFECTING GRASS. dissolved in water and added to the bran and arsenic,after which a sufficient quantity of water is addedto thoroughly wet the mixture. About a teaspoon-ful of this mixture is thrown upon the ground atthe base of each tree or vine (in gardens and or-chards) and left to do its work. The poison worksslowly, seldom killing its victim within eight or tenhours after it has been PART VI. INSECT PESTS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND THE HOUSEHOLD.
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