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per salts, whether in dry or liquid Bordeaux, is the special remedy 

 for fungous troubles, helped as it is, in no mean degree, by the lime 

 conveyor, and, by the addition of sulphur, so arsenites in some 

 form, are the standard remedies for chewing insects, and alkalies 

 for insects that suck. 



1. Peach Aphis. — These insects are shining black in color. 

 They feed upon the juices of leaves, and may be found upon stems 

 and roots as well. These are soft-bodied insects, and are readily 

 destroyed by throwing upon them a strong alkali dust, prepared by 

 dry slacking with a solution of concentrated lye, 8 pounds to 200 

 of lime. Wooly aphis, and all plant lice of whatever kind or color, 

 should be treated the same way. Very dilute kerosene emulsion, 

 or tobacco water, is efficacious in their destruction. Be careful 

 about the strength of the kerosene emulsion. I think the recipes 

 generally given are too strong for young trees. If the aphis are 

 found upon the roots, hoe tobacco stems or dust into the ground 

 around the tree; or expose the roots and pour upon them water 

 having a temperature of about 130 degrees. 



2. Bud Moth. — These insects are sometimes very destructive 

 to the peach as well as the apple. They are small brown cater- 

 pillars, and, as the buds begin to swell in the spring, they bore into 

 them, and even into the wood beneath. Cover the buds early with 

 Paris green or Disparene, that the young caterpillars may be 

 poisoned as they gnaw into the bud. 



3. Curculio. — These very serious pests in the peach orchard 

 are the same as the plum curculio. The adults are small gray 

 beetles that pass the winter under the bark of trees, or under rub- 

 bish, if we fail to clean up our orchards properly. As soon as the 

 >oung fruit is formed, they deposit their eggs in crescent-shaped 

 incisions made with their snouts, in the surface of the fruit. These 

 eggs hatch in a few days, and the larvae begin to feed upon the 

 fruit, causing it to fall when quite young, or to ripen prematurely 

 and decay. 



These beetles fall to the ground when disturbed, curl up and 

 look like small bits of bark. By jarring the trees then, we may 

 catch the beetles on sheets, and easily destroy them. This is a sure 

 method, but not practical in a large orchard ; but we can and should 

 remove the affected and fallen fruit from trees and ground, and 

 burn or otherwise destroy it at least once a week. To thoroughly 

 spray with a double portion of Paris green may do good. We are 

 not agreed on this, nor can we be till we know whether or not the 

 beetle eats the fruit while gouging out the hole for her eggs. If 



