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August 13, 1915
The True Northerner
Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan
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Article from Kansas State Agricultural College on common garden insect pests and simple prevention methods, including cut worms, strawberry pests, white grubs, Colorado beetle, flea beetle, corn ear worm, cabbage worm, and cabbage aphis.
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GARDEN INSECT PESTS
How Their Ravages May Be Prevented by Simple Precautions.
[Prepared by Kansas State Agricultural college.]
The common garden insect pests are more numerous than usual this summer. The ravages of many of the pests may be prevented by a few simple precautions.
Cut Worms.-Eat off plants near the ground or climb plant and eat leaves. Scatter poison bran mash over the ground in the evening before and after the plants come up. A collar of paper fitted into the soil two or three inches around the plant and extending three or four inches above ground is also helpful. Plow in the fall.
Strawberry Leaf Roller.-Larva rolls leaf and feeds upon it. Spray with lead arsenate and burn fields as soon as crop is harvested.
Strawberry Flea Beetle.-Adults eat holes through the leaves. Spray with lead arsenate before the fruit is half mature.
Strawberry Crown Borer.-Grub tunnels and feed in crown of plant. Practice crop rotation. Burn over infected fields in fall.
White Grubs. -The larvae of June beetles damage grass, corn, strawberries and other plants by eating off roots. Practice fall plowing to expose insects and harrow thoroughly before planting.
Colorado Beetle.-Adults and larvae eat leaves. Spray with lead arsenate at the rate of three pounds of poison to fifty gallons of water as soon as injury appears. Poison may be used in bordeaux mixture.
Flea Beetle.-Adults eat the leaves. Use bordeaux mixture containing arsenate of lead.
Corn Ear Worm.-Eats the immature kernels at the end of the ear. Dust the corn silk with equal parts of powdered arsenate of lead and flowers of sulphur. Plow the ground in the fall.
Cabbage Worm. -Green worms eat leaves of plant. Spray with soapsuds and arsenate of lead.
Cabbage Aphis.-Sucks sap from the leaves. Spray with nicotine solution and soapsuds just as soon as the insect appears.
How Their Ravages May Be Prevented by Simple Precautions.
[Prepared by Kansas State Agricultural college.]
The common garden insect pests are more numerous than usual this summer. The ravages of many of the pests may be prevented by a few simple precautions.
Cut Worms.-Eat off plants near the ground or climb plant and eat leaves. Scatter poison bran mash over the ground in the evening before and after the plants come up. A collar of paper fitted into the soil two or three inches around the plant and extending three or four inches above ground is also helpful. Plow in the fall.
Strawberry Leaf Roller.-Larva rolls leaf and feeds upon it. Spray with lead arsenate and burn fields as soon as crop is harvested.
Strawberry Flea Beetle.-Adults eat holes through the leaves. Spray with lead arsenate before the fruit is half mature.
Strawberry Crown Borer.-Grub tunnels and feed in crown of plant. Practice crop rotation. Burn over infected fields in fall.
White Grubs. -The larvae of June beetles damage grass, corn, strawberries and other plants by eating off roots. Practice fall plowing to expose insects and harrow thoroughly before planting.
Colorado Beetle.-Adults and larvae eat leaves. Spray with lead arsenate at the rate of three pounds of poison to fifty gallons of water as soon as injury appears. Poison may be used in bordeaux mixture.
Flea Beetle.-Adults eat the leaves. Use bordeaux mixture containing arsenate of lead.
Corn Ear Worm.-Eats the immature kernels at the end of the ear. Dust the corn silk with equal parts of powdered arsenate of lead and flowers of sulphur. Plow the ground in the fall.
Cabbage Worm. -Green worms eat leaves of plant. Spray with soapsuds and arsenate of lead.
Cabbage Aphis.-Sucks sap from the leaves. Spray with nicotine solution and soapsuds just as soon as the insect appears.
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Agricultural Guide
Pest Control
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Garden Pests
Insect Control
Cut Worms
Strawberry Pests
Colorado Beetle
Cabbage Worm
Agricultural Precautions
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This Summer
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Description of various garden insect pests including cut worms, strawberry leaf roller, flea beetle, crown borer, white grubs, Colorado beetle, flea beetle, corn ear worm, cabbage worm, and cabbage aphis, with prevention methods such as spraying poisons, plowing, crop rotation, and burning fields.