418 REMEDIES. 



REMKDY NO. 112. 



In cases where beetles attack potato and other vines, good 

 results have been obtained by placing a dish or pan under the 

 vines, and brushing the beetles off' of the vines into the pan, 

 dish, or tray; if a little kerosene is placed in the Vtottom it 

 will make short work of the pests. 



See Remedies No. 7'.), 108, 112 and 123; also, No. 78. 



REMEDY NO. 113. 



Nos. ') an<l 7 mixed, one pound to two gallons of water; 

 spi'ay thoroughly at least once each week, from the tiine the 

 plants appear above the ground until the latter part of May. 

 If thoroughly sprayed, digging a trench along the plants is 

 unnecessary. 



REMEDY NO. 114. 



In many cases good results follow the capturing of butter- 

 flies and moths ; also gathering the pupa?. Placing jDieces of 

 boards, cabbage leaves, etc., under plants, so that the night 

 feeders take shelter under them, they can be easily captured 

 in the morning. This will also apply to the squash bug and 

 other species of plant bugs. 



REMEDY NO. 115. 



Great care should be taken in selecting peas, beans, and other 

 seeds for planting that are liable to be attacked by weevils. 



By careful examination, infested seeds can be detected by a 

 small blotch on the skin of the jiea or bean a little darker in 

 color than the rest of the surface. If a pea or bean is broken 

 open, the grub, pupa, or beetle will be found under the discol- 

 ored place. It is claimed by some writers that dipping the 

 seed before planting, in boiling water, and letting it remain 

 from thirty to lifty-fivc seconds, that it will dcstrov anv insect 



