570 Bulletin 78. 



IV., pp. 134, 143., describes his "Nether- inserter" and its use against 

 various insects, the Cabbage Maggot included. 



1884. Cook, Rept. Mich. Hort. Soc, p. 204. Soap and kerosene for An- 

 thomyiians, with instrument for applying the liquid. 



1885. Lintner, Second Rept., p. 35. Reference to Barnard's "Nether- 

 inserter" for Cabbage Maggot. 



Fletcher, Rept. for 1884, p. 6. Reports Cabbage Root-fly very injurious. 

 1886 Fletcher, Rept. for 1885, p. 6. Cabbage Maggot reported in Ontario 



and Vane. Island 

 Fletcher, ibid., p. 15. Habits of a Tarnip Maggot, Anthomyia sp. 

 Cook, Rept. Mich. Bd. Agr., p. 38. Experiments with kerosene emulsion 



against the Radish Maggot. 

 Cook, ibid., p. 4r. Experiments against the Cabbage and Radish Maggots 



with several insecticides. 

 Cook, Rept. Mich. Hort. Soc , p. 523. Says kerosene emulsion and carbon 



bisulphide will surely kill. Gas lime also effectual. How to use the 



two former. Art. by Henderson quoted from Rural N. Yorker, in which 



he says lime and guano are only effective on the early stages of the 



Maggots. Radish and Cabbage Maggots. 

 "C. E. P.," Rur. N. Yorker, p. 254. Recommends concentrated fertili- 

 zer in hill. Cabbage Maggot. 

 Rur. N. Yorker, p. 338. Answer to "M. M. L." Advises lime and any 



concentrated, fertilizer. Cabbage Maggot. 

 Ibid. , p. 643. Answer to "W. J. P., ' ' advises sandy soil for Radish Maggots, 

 "J. H.," Rur. N. Yorker, p. 840. In trying to kill Cabbage and Cauli- 

 flower Maggots by puddling plants in Insect Powder and Paris Green, 



the plants were killed. 

 1887. Henderson, Gardening for Profit, p. 319. Says the insect is the cause 



of "Club-foot." Expt. with manure and bone dust. Curious theory 



of the life history of the Cabbage Maggot. 

 Henderson, Rur. N. Yorker, p t33 General account of Cabbage Maggot, 



with an expt. with guano and cotton seed meal fertilizers 

 "N. W. S.." Rur. N. Yorker, p. 23S. Advises Henderson to use Kainit, 



but sa) s it will not affect the maggot after it has hatched. 

 Perkins, Rur. N. Yorker, p. 431 Tells how he kills Cauliflower Maggots 



with L,iver of Sulphur. 

 *'H. A. M.," Rur. N. Yorker, p. 530. Says Cook's emulsion cost him 



2000 cauliflower plants. Now hires women to haul the eggs and young 



larvae into the middle of the rows where they perish 

 Hoskins, Rur. N. Yorker, p 542. Recommends lime for Cabbage 



Maggot. 

 Perkins, ibid., p. 626. Again details his expts. with Liver of Sulphur. 

 Henderson, ibid., p 578. Says he feels certain that "nothing will kill the 



Cauliflower maggot, which will not at the same time kill the plant." 



Says "H. A. M.'s" plan was adopted by them several years before, and 



it is the only thing that will save the crop. 



