. Bulletin : report of Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Ala. Agriculture -- Alabama. 92 dian origin it gets one of its popular names, "West In- dia'' Fig. 2.—The New Peach Scale: a, branch covered with male and female scales, natural size; b, female scale; c, male scale; d, group of male scales—enlarged. (Howard, U. S. Dept. of Agr., Yearbook, 1894.) It attacks the peach, plum, apricot, cherry, pear, grape, persimmon, and a few other plants. Treatment.—^The winter treatment for this insect is about the same as that for the San Jose scal
. Bulletin : report of Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Ala. Agriculture -- Alabama. 92 dian origin it gets one of its popular names, "West In- dia'' Fig. 2.—The New Peach Scale: a, branch covered with male and female scales, natural size; b, female scale; c, male scale; d, group of male scales—enlarged. (Howard, U. S. Dept. of Agr., Yearbook, 1894.) It attacks the peach, plum, apricot, cherry, pear, grape, persimmon, and a few other plants. Treatment.—^The winter treatment for this insect is about the same as that for the San Jose scale. The fe- male pass the winter in the mature and partially mature state, and can be killed by the lime, sulphur and salt wash, or by the whale-oil soap treat- ment at the rate of one pound dissohed in one gal- lon of water. In Georgia there are three or four broods from eggs, which appear at more or less regiilar inter- vals, the first appearing about the middle of March, if the season is favorable. These broods should be watched for and ten per cent, kerosene or whale-oil soap at the rate of one pound to four gallons of water should be applied at the time of their appearance. It is becoming one of the most dangerous pests with. 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 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. Agricultural Experiment Station. Auburn, Ala. : The Station
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