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THE FRUIT TREE BARK-BEETLE. 



(St'oliiiiis riiiiulosits i;.i(.-. ) 



Order — Coleoptern. Family — ScolytldflB. 



My !•;, (1. I'lHSUi. Sci'i'i'liirx . Slate ('ommlssUm nl' 1 loi I inilt iiii', 



'rii(> fniil tree l>;irk IxhMK' or slutlliolc luu-cr luis jusl hccii ri'|)ortt>(I 

 ns work ins;- u|)t>ii jipricol Ifccs nt Oiil.-irio, ( ';ili r(»riii)i. by Dr. I'Mwiii ('. 

 \'jiii Dyke, of llic I 'iiiversit y ol' Ciili roriii.-i. 'I\> oui- knowlcdi!:!'. Iliis 

 is lli(« lirsl .'iiillu'iilic rcpoi't \ninW o\' this hccllc in ( ';ilironii;i. and is. 

 tlKM-d'ort', ol" t'()iisi(l('i';ilil(> imporlniicr. 



'rii(> l»(<(>ll('S Jiri' Nt'iy small, bciiif^i' oiio ItMilh of an iiu'li l(»iiLr ••iiul 

 idioiil ()iit> lliird as u idc 'riic Ixxly is bk-ick. (>\<M>pl tlial lln> lips of llic 

 wiii^j^ ('(>v»M"s and |»()i'li(>ns of \\\c lt'i;s -.wc red. 



This insect iisnaily !ill;i<'ks tn-cs which arc weak ;md such alVord 

 cxcclhMil brc(>diii^" phH'«>s. Hul iVoin llit>sc tiic bed h's spread lo heallhy 

 lrt>t>s and ol'len do nuieh iianu in killing lli(> yoim^ briinclies in Ihe 

 sprinn' by booi-in;^' into I lie lips. N'ounii' oi'chard trees iwc more siiseop- 

 liMc jo allacl'v llian are old ;ind vijvoroiis Irenes. 



The present (' of Ihe beel le is iiidiealt'd b\ Ihe many snuill hol(>s in 

 Ihe bark from which more or less jjjum exudes. I 'ndei-nciilh Ihe bark 

 there art> nnmerons himu>ls extending- in all diret'lions and which work 

 destrnclion lo I he I rees. 



(*ontrol is not easy, l)nt Ihe most important steps to W t;iken are to 

 elimin.Mh*. by bnrniiijr. all badly infested lr(>t>sor portions. lou:elher with 

 all Ihe dead wood lo rtMlnct* the numbers and sprts-id. 



llealth.N' trei>s which ha\o become inbvslcd may often l>e saved by 

 tliorou^fhl.v spray ini«' the Irnid; and lind>s with a carbolinenm I'mnlsion 

 prep;irt>d by dissolvinii' thret> pounds of naphtha soap in thrtM> i^jdlons 

 o\' Itoilins;' Wilier, lo which is then adde«l one li'.'dlon i^\' carliolineum. 

 ;\^itatc this thoioin^'hly and dilute with t'our tiallons of w.-ittM-. 

 Spi'ayers must bi> prolecled, as Ihe carluilincnm is severe on (>xpostMl 

 parks of tlit> body.' 



.\s r(>ptdlents. whitewash, Itordcaux paste or a thick soap w;isli con- 

 l.aininii' (Mie pint o\' crude carliolie acid to e\-ery ten gallons, may be 

 used and atVord protect ion lo youni»' lrtM>s. Th«> application of ;iny of 

 lhes(> rt>pelh>nts should l>e mad(> in O^'tolter or Wn'ember. 



Kcsidcs jipricoks liie beltle attacks tlu> plum, pt>ar. peaMi. ai>|>lc ami 

 cherry.-' 



Mn»i>>'t I'l'Mls of l'':u'in, (Jiii'tU'ii. lOlc. li.\ 10. IV SandiTson. p. Iili!. 

 Miijdiloiis lii.Hi'i-ls, li,\ \\ t", O'Kmiic, p. '.Ml. 



