Till'; M()N'l'lll,^■ inHihi'/i'iN. (If)!) 



(;i:ni:i<al noi ks. 



THE CODLING MOTH ATTACKING WALNUTS 



II is iiol ^•(•iiri';illy know II \>y orcluirdisls lliiit I lie codliiij^' iiiolli ol'lcii 

 aM.icks llic ^^rccii soil sIicIIimI \v;ilmils on llic Ircr. I ii fcsljil i(»iis .'irr 

 ol'IcM serious mid ciMisc (•oiisi<l('i"iJ)l(! loss. 



We jii'c Jiisl, in rcciupl ol" soiik; iicfirly iiiahir(! S;iiilii, l>iirl)iii';i, sol'l,- 

 h\u'\\ vv;ilmils I'l-oin ( Ijirpintcriji, (l;ili roniiii. They wovo. collcclcd liy 

 C. W. IUh'.vh, IlorMciill.iiriil ( !oiiiiiiissioiicr, who inroniis lis iJi.d, IJm; 

 iiii'csliilioii is liinilcd To ;iii iii-cii .'ilxtiil, one liidl' mile, wide iitid exi.eiid- 

 jiifj;' ;iloii^' llie Tool, hills vvilh sejitlcriii^' inresliilioiis Jiloii}.;' I he horders of 

 ill is iire.i. 



The liirvje or "worms" work iie;ir llie siciri end .'iiid Itiirrow lliroiij^'h 

 i\u; '^vccM hull jiiid olleii inl,o IIk; kernel ol" llie mil-, 1,1ms (■.•msiii;^' eoiii- 

 I)l(!l,(! niin. ('lusters iwc iippjirenlly prel'erred lo siiif^^'li! nuts. 



A Himil;ir ;i,tt<*ie.U li;is been ree()rded <is oeeiirriiijj;' in (lonlrii ( !ostu 

 (!omil,y on Oeloher 'J, 11)01), hy W. S. h'oster, who liiis j^'iveii ;i eomphito 

 ;ieeoimt of the mit-reedinf;^ li;d)ils ol" the eodlin}^- molh in liiilletin No. HO, 

 J';trt V, l>iire;iu ol" Mnlomolo^y, llniled Sl;ites Depjirtment (d" Aj^ri- 

 ciillure, Septeiiiher '20, 1!)10. In this hiilletiti W(! arc riiniislKid ilio 

 following data: 



1. T\\(' codling mojji, besides Jiitjickirif? pome rniits (npples, pc.nrH, etc.), 



;ilso ;ilt;ieks |)e;telies, plums, eliestnuts Jilid lli(! rollowili^ VUV\o,\,y 

 orw;iliiiits: Mfiyette, ( !oneor(|, l"'r;iii(piette ;ind l';irisieim(t. (Tfio 

 S<iiit;i l>;irl);ir;i sol'l shell is now Jilso ;idde(| to I he list.) 



2. The hirvie work in the {^reeu fli^siiy hull, some iK^ver ^foiiij^ tlirouf.?li 



the shell, hut tin; iiui.jority horiiie' 1,liroii«.';li the soft shell :ind 

 I'eedin;^' upon the k('riie| inside. 



3. Till! worms nltjickiiif^ walrmtH ans iisiiidly of the hiter hroodH JNHuini;? 



From IIh! first broods ol" }if)ple,s and jxtjirs. 'I'hey, \.\\i',\vSore, 

 ;ippe;ir hile in tlu; mils in Auj^iist iind Se|)teiidter. 



4. II iberiuilion liikes phiee iiisi<|i' the widniils or atl;ielie(| to IIk; sIicIIh 



on the oiitsidr',. The jidulls emer^'e in April iind lV1;iy. 

 f). In (!oiitr;i ( !osl;i, (loiiiity it was a practice of pejir ^rowiu's to savo 

 windfiills ;ind ciill.s, wfiicli were stored in tiviys or covered with 

 str;ivv. l*'rom these the iidiilt moths (iirutrf^'cd ;irid l;iid IIm; c^^^'h, 

 i>;\v\t]<j; rise lo llic broods ;il,tackinj^' IIk; WJilnuts. 

 G. Destroyin^^ tlu! culls Jind windnills will (.'•reiitly hiSHeii tlu; jittackH. 

 >Spr;iyiiij.,' with Jirseiiiite of le;id in Aiij^Mist will ;ilso probjibly serve 

 ris ;i, meiins of control. 

 Il; is ;dso |)rob;i,l)le tli;il in JocjililioH wlicro liitlo atfention is p;i,id to 

 spraying' home ;ip[)l(! and pear orcluirdH or IreciH, that tluire will be 

 rnor(! or less likelihood of llu; hiter fu-oods ;ilt;ickin^ th(! w;ilniits, ;i.s iH 

 apf);i,r(!iitly l,h(; c;ise at ( liirpinteriii. 



Cloanirifi: I'P th^Ho, soiirccs of infestation should larf,'oly eliminate 

 serious attacks. Vj. O. Mssio. 



