. Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket. Fruit-culture. THE PLUM 109 before ripe. The curculio is sometimes called the "Little Turk," on account of the crescent-shape trade mark it leaves on fruit; in size, this insect is about three-sixteenths of an inch in length. Remedies : Bordeaux-arsenical mixture sprayed on trees just before blossoms open ; repeat the same after blossoms fall; repeat, once or twice more, at intervals of a week. Destroy all fallen fniit. Also, a flock of chickens in a plum orchard is a great help. But the surest one remedy is th
. Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket. Fruit-culture. THE PLUM 109 before ripe. The curculio is sometimes called the "Little Turk," on account of the crescent-shape trade mark it leaves on fruit; in size, this insect is about three-sixteenths of an inch in length. Remedies : Bordeaux-arsenical mixture sprayed on trees just before blossoms open ; repeat the same after blossoms fall; repeat, once or twice more, at intervals of a week. Destroy all fallen fniit. Also, a flock of chickens in a plum orchard is a great help. But the surest one remedy is the jarring process. Rig up a cloth-covered frame (like an inverted umbrella), mount it on wheels, and jar the curculios into it so they can be collected and killed (see picture). The jarring is best done (during the cool of early morn- ing) by tapping the tree briskly with a padded, long-handled mallet. The insects, sluggish with cold or heavy with dew, drop into the frame below, instead of flying away. This jarring process should be repeated every morning or so, as long as the curculios are plentiful. Plum gouger: A small snout-beetle without a hump on its back. Much like the curculio in its habits and the effect on the fruit. It punctures the fruit, but does not make a crescent-shape mark. Remedies are the same as advised for curculio. Plum scale : Consult Chapter VIII. San Jose scale louse : Consult Chapter VIII. Principal, Fungous PESTS. — Black knot: See Chapter XI. These dark, warty-looking knots or bunches on branches need prompt 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : W. Atkinson Co.
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