MISCELLANEOUS HINTS 65 



MEALY-BUG ON VINES 



Lemon oil insecticide will kill mealy-bug. It 

 should be mixed with rain-water and put on to the 

 vines with a brush, taking pains to work it well 

 into all the cracks and crevices of the vine-rods. 

 Another very good remedy is to dip a small camel's 

 hair brush in methylated spirits, and touch the 

 insects with it. 



MOTHS ON FRUIT TREES 



In the beginning of October the winter moth 

 and the mottled umber moth will come from the 

 chrysalis state in the ground under and near the 

 fruit trees that were infested in the spring, and the 

 female moths will crawl up the trees for the purpose 

 of laying their eggs upon the twigs and branches, 

 therefore some sticky composition should be put 

 round the stems to entrap the moths, or some 

 stout varnished cardboard to bar their progress, as 

 they are quite unable to fly, having only rudimentary 

 wings. These measures must be adopted early in 

 October, and the composition must be kept in 

 working order as long as moths are seen about. 

 Cart-grease made from fats or oils zvitJiout any tar 

 is recommended as the best and safest substance, 

 which may be applied directly to the stems or put 

 upon bands of tough grease-proof paper fastened 

 round the trees with string or bass. If the surface 

 is raked round the trees the chrysalides would 



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