. Insect pests and plant diseases : containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the province . Pests; Fungal diseases of plants; Insect pests. 60 Vict. Provincial Board of Horticulture. Caution â Most of the copper compounds corrode tin and iron. Consequently, in prepar- ing them for use, earthen, wooden or brass vessels should be employed; and in applying them, the parts of pump which come in contact with the liquid should be made of brass. No. 15âLye and Soap WashâFor winter use only; ingredients:â 1 lb. concentrated lye. 1 lb. wha
. Insect pests and plant diseases : containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the province . Pests; Fungal diseases of plants; Insect pests. 60 Vict. Provincial Board of Horticulture. Caution â Most of the copper compounds corrode tin and iron. Consequently, in prepar- ing them for use, earthen, wooden or brass vessels should be employed; and in applying them, the parts of pump which come in contact with the liquid should be made of brass. No. 15âLye and Soap WashâFor winter use only; ingredients:â 1 lb. concentrated lye. 1 lb. whale oil soap. 5 gallons water. Dissolve the lye and soap in the water heated. This mixture may be applied with a swab or brush, or with the spray pump, if used warm. One thorough application in the fall, and another before growth Directions. commences in the spring, should be made when used against woolly aphides. This is also an excellent wash to remove moss and lichen from trees and bushes, and if used for this purpose alone, half the amount of soap is sufficient. INSECT GREEN APHIS. (Greatly magnified.) Apple Aphis {Aphis Mali) is reported from all parts of the Province ; very injurious to apple trees in some districts, especially in the interior. This pest is so well Green Aphis, known and has been so often described that it is hardly necessary to repeat its life history at length. They injure trees and plants by sucking the sap. â The eggs of Green Aphides are deposited in the fall, usually on the extremities of the new growth, or around the buds. Two thorough applications of the No. 1 spray, according to the directions given, or of the lye and soap wash (No. 15), will destroy the eggs, and this is by far the best method of dealing with the pest, in the first instance. In a natural way the eggs hatch off just when growth commences in the spring, and the leaves of infested trees soon become curled and rolled up, making it very difficult to reach them with any sp
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