. An address upon farm pests, including insects, Fungi, and animalcules . never very abundantand is of small size, it seldom does much harm, and the sametreatment is destructive to both species. The best remedy is to prevent the successful laying of eggs,which may be done by smoothing and then soaping the such is done near the ground only, they will lay their eggs atthe juncture of the largest limbs, or higher up on the trunk, soscraping and soaping must be thorough. If the borers arereally in the trees, there is no way except to kill them, or cutthem out one at a time. A small piece o
. An address upon farm pests, including insects, Fungi, and animalcules . never very abundantand is of small size, it seldom does much harm, and the sametreatment is destructive to both species. The best remedy is to prevent the successful laying of eggs,which may be done by smoothing and then soaping the such is done near the ground only, they will lay their eggs atthe juncture of the largest limbs, or higher up on the trunk, soscraping and soaping must be thorough. If the borers arereally in the trees, there is no way except to kill them, or cutthem out one at a time. A small piece of whalebone is the bestto kill them with, by pushing it into their holes. A piece ofwire will answer. When the bark is killed over them it is justas well to cut them out. The application of the soap is neces-sary in May. Either soft or hard soap will do, but if hard soapis used a thin piece had better be crowded down into each prin-cipal crotch of the tree, so that the rain may wash it down thetrunk. Do this, of course, after having washed the tree withstrong suds. 31. Fig. 20. THE CURRANT-WORM. Nematiis Ventricosus. Klug. <i, a, a, different stages of growth; b, a single segment of the caterpillar magnified.
Size: 1572px × 1590px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthoryapamphl, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookyear1879
