SCALE INSECTS. 



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Fig. l.— a, adult male; 6, foot of same; e, young larva; 

 d, antenna of same ; e, adult female, taken from scale 

 — all greatly enlarged. (From U. S. Year-book, Dept. 



Agr.) 



RECOMMENDA flONS 



To Horticulturists la Kansas. 



1. Examine all trees upon your premises. 



2. Send any peculiar scale formations found upon bark 

 to a competent person for determination. 



3. Examine carefully all new trees or cuttings before 

 planting, assuring yourself that no scale insect exists thereon- 



4. Require a guaranty of freedom from scale insects 

 from the firm that sells the trees. 



5. If San Jose scale or closely allied species are found 

 uj)on your trees, root up and hum infested trees if few in 

 number. Should the scale be distributed over a large num- 

 ber of trees, cut back the trees and apply wash according 

 to directions given. If these precautions are taken, there 

 is no reason why Kansas should not be free from the ex- 

 pensive losses sustained by several states and the annoy- 

 ances still experienced. 



