450 SEPOKT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE 



THE CODLING MOTH. 



From tlie Grand Haven Herald we leani that Mr. Brown 

 delivered an address at Congregational Church, Benton, on 

 this subject recently. A discussion followed. It was shown 

 that no insect was doing as much damage in this country as 

 the Codling Moth, and the amount of loss from its depreda- 

 tions, it was stated, amounted to millions of dollars annually. 

 The method of destroying them by use of rags placed in the 

 tree, and then run through a common wringing machine in 

 the same manner as wet clothes are wrung out after washing, 

 was explained fully. The larvae of the moth find shelter in the 

 rags — which it was stated could be of any material, though 

 woolen rags are best and should be a little twisted to make 

 hiding places for the larva — and of course are cheaply and 

 instantly destroyed by passing the cloths through the wringer. 

 The wringer can be securely attached to a small sized common 

 saw-horse, used by carpenters. It should be used once every 

 week. It was resolved that it is the duty of every grower of 

 apples, to use Mr. Brown's method, which is free and not pat- 

 ented, for the destruction of the Codling Moth, and to urge 

 every one who has an apple or pear orchard, to persistently 

 use it and every other method that is likely to secure the 

 destruction of the great pest. It was stated that fires burned 

 near the apple tree in the evenings were not of much benefit 

 in destroying this particular kind of miller, for the fire did not 

 attract this class very much, though other insects were thus 

 destroyed. 



