30 Farmers’ Bulletin 1220. 
season. When found destructive, poisoned baits should be employed 
as for the destruction of these insects in gardens. A poisoned bait 
may be made as follows: Dry bran, 1 peck; white arsenic or Paris 
green, 4 ounces. 
The above is to be mixed thoroughly with 2 gallons of water, into 
which has been stirred one-half gallon of sorghum or other cheap 
molasses. After the mash has stood for several hours it should be 
scattered in lumps the size 
of marbles over the area 
where the cutworms are in- 
jurious. Apply late in the 
day, since the larve are 
active at night. For large- 
scale work the poisoned 
mash may be made up in 
any desired quantity ac- 
cording to the same for- 
mula. 
Grapevines around the 
home can be protected by 
fastening around the trunk 
‘several inches from _ the 
ground a collar of cotton 
batting or wool, which 
effectively prevents the 
larve from ascending the 
vines. The cotton batting 
may become more or less 
compacted after heavy 
rains and its value consid- 
erably reduced. This de- 
fect can be obviated in a 
measure by using bands 5 
inches wide, tying with a 
string at the bottom, and 
turning the upper part of 
lic. 31.—A climbing cutworm and its injury to 
grape buds. the band down over the 
lower edge. 
A little searching in the soil around the base of vines will often 
bring to light the larve, which can be destroyed. 
FLY GALL-MAKERS. 
Galls of various kinds occur on the grape as a result of attack of 
unrelated species of insects, as the grape phylloxera (pp. 45-47), the 
