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larvae feed in autumn and often till 

 mid-winter, while as just stated they 

 do not pupate till spring. 



REMEDIES. 



As this is by far the most injurious 

 pest of the apple, it should be widely 

 known that we have a satisfactory 

 remedy. 



The old method of bandaging failed 

 signally, as it required careful attention 

 right in the busy season, at intervals 

 of from ten to fifteen days. This was 

 neglected and so the method was a 

 failure. A better method was that of 

 pasturing hogs in the orchard, which 

 would eat the wormy apples, as soon as 

 they fell, and thus save the fruit, and 

 kill the insects. This remedy was im- 

 perfect, as many larvae left the apples 

 before they fell from the tree, and so of 

 course escaped. To render this prac- 

 tice effectual, the orchardist must fell 

 the wormy apples to the ground, before 

 the worms leave them. As the mound 

 of filth at the calyx end — which as the 

 apple grows will hang down — shows 

 which apples are wormy, it is not very 

 dificult, with a forked stick, to remove 

 all wormy fruit. This not only makes 

 the hog remedy quite perfect, but also 

 thins the fruit, which insures much 

 finer apples. 



Another so-called remedy which finds 

 space in the papers each year, is to 

 attract these moths to liquids, either 

 sour or sweet, which are placed in ves- 

 sels suspended in the fruit trees. It is 

 said that sour milk and sweetened 

 water will lure scores of these moths 

 and drown them. This remedy, like 

 that of attracting these moths by fires 

 in which they will be burned, is entire- 

 ly worthless. / have tried both repeat- 

 '"■^ly, and tolth not a shadow 0/ success. 



SPRAYING WITH THE AKSKNITES. 



By far the best remedy for this cod- 

 liu moth, is to use either London Pur- 

 ple or Paris Green. The remedy is not 

 only very efficient, but is also easy of 



application, and not expensive. I have 

 now tried this thoroughly for six years, 

 and in each and every case have been 

 more than pleased with its excellence. 

 Enterprising fruit growers of New 

 York, Michigan, and other States have 

 also tried it and are as loud in its 

 praise as I am. Indeed, I know of no 

 one who has tried it in vain. 



I have found London Purple just as 

 effective as Paris Green, and as it is 

 cheaper, and rather easier to mix in 

 the water, is to be preferred. White 

 arsenic will serve as well, but from its 

 color it is apt to be mistaken for some 

 other substance, and may thus in the 

 hands of the careless do great harm, 

 and perhaps even destroy human life. 



I mix the powder one pound to fifty 

 gallons of water. It is best to wet the 

 powder thoroughly and make a paste 

 before putting it into the vessel of 

 water, that it may all mix, and not 

 form lumps. For a few trees we may 

 use a pail, and Whiteman's Fountain 

 Pump, always keeping the liquid well 

 stirred. One common pail of the liquid 

 will suflice for the largest tree. A tea- 

 spoonful of the poiaori, is enough for a 

 pailful of water. For a large orchard, 

 common barrels should be used, and 

 drawn in waggon. I prefer to have 

 the barrels stand on end, with a close 

 movable float, with two holes through 

 it, one for the pipe or hose from the 

 pump and the other for a stirrer. If 

 very large orchards are to be treated a 

 good force pump should be fastened to 

 the barrel. In western New York the 

 han<lle of the pump is attached to the 

 waggon wheel, so that no hand power is 

 required other than to drive the team 

 and manage the pipe which carries the 

 spray. The spi-ay may be caused by a 

 fine perforated nozzle or a cyclone noz- 

 zle. The finer it is the less lifpiid will 

 be required. Tlie important thing is to 

 scatter the sprat/ on all the fruit, and 

 get just iis little on as possible. The 



