. An address upon farm pests, including insects, Fungi, and animalcules . is season, I am asked the philosophy ofthe hay or straw bands. I can only say, with Prof. Riley, thatthe straw or hay bands simply afford an enticing shelter for theworm when seeking for a place to build its spun-up house. Thehay band is just the thing wanted, as it affords the requisiteshelter, and in ninety-nine cases in a hundred will be are many patent traps for the same thing, but I am atleast safe in saying that none of them are any better than thestraw band ; many not half as good. Of the second cro
. An address upon farm pests, including insects, Fungi, and animalcules . is season, I am asked the philosophy ofthe hay or straw bands. I can only say, with Prof. Riley, thatthe straw or hay bands simply afford an enticing shelter for theworm when seeking for a place to build its spun-up house. Thehay band is just the thing wanted, as it affords the requisiteshelter, and in ninety-nine cases in a hundred will be are many patent traps for the same thing, but I am atleast safe in saying that none of them are any better than thestraw band ; many not half as good. Of the second crop of wormy apples, which are found sooften in the barrels that find their way to market, I can only saythat a careful examination in early spring of the barrels and thecellar in which they are kept, and the careful killing of all thecocoons that are found, will do much towards preventing theearly brood. Though they have a few natural enemies, they arenot in such abundance as to allow the orchardist to depend uponthem in the least, and so I need make no mention of
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