THE SAN JOSE SCALE. 



^T a meeting of the Niagara Peninsula 

 Fruit Growers' Association held in 

 ^ St. Catharines, on the 8th of March, 

 -e^^' representatives were present from 

 many parts of this extensive fruit district. 

 A report of the San Jose Scale committee 

 was presented by Mr. W. J. McCalla which 



was as follows : 



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Notwithstanding the efforts that have 

 been put forth during the past year looking 

 to the destruction of this pest, the Scale is 

 still with us and in increasing numbers. So 

 much so that those whose orchards are in- 

 fested, are becoming greatly alarmed at its 

 progress, and the resulting damage ; while 

 those whose orchards are not known to be 

 infested are waking up to the great danger 

 which menaces them. 



Your committee regret that they have not 

 had an opportunity to personally visit and 

 thoroughly examine many of the orchards in 

 which Scale exists, but by diligent inquiry, 

 and by observations which they have been 

 able to make, have arrived at the following 



Fig. 2277. Female Scale (highly magnified). 



Fig. 2278. Cutting Infested. 



conclusions, and beg to submit them for 

 your consideration. 



1. That in view of the serious danger re- 

 sulting from this insect, it is the duty 

 of this association to urge upon its members 

 and the public generally the necessity of 

 making every effort wherever scale is located, 

 to induce those interested to co-operate 

 with the inspector and his assistants in their 

 work, in order that a full and complete 

 inspection may be instituted in all such orch- 

 ards with a view to control and if possible 

 eradicate this insect. 



To this end it is very necessary that as a 

 preliminary operation, all infested trees and 

 orchards, if not already attended to, be at 

 once thoroughly pruned and cleared of all 

 surplus and unnecessary branches and loose 

 bark, or anything which might prevent the 

 spraying material reaching all the scale. 



2. That the materials and methods which 

 from past experience and the most reliable 

 information, give promise of the best results, 

 are the following : 



(«). For all trees, except peaches and 

 cherries, crude petroleum, a 20 or 25 per 

 cent solution in combination with water. 

 For peach trees, whale oil soap, 2}^ lbs. to 

 the gallon of water. In the case of the 

 crude oil, care should be taken to cover the 

 tree but once, and in order that an undue 

 quantity of oil be not used a very fine nozzle 

 should be employed. 



