every year. It may also be possible that bogs already infested could 

 be cleared of this insect by sanding, but this remains to be proved. 

 It is certain that sanding helps the vines to recover quickly from 

 attacks of the girdler. 



2. Burn the vines on a badly infested area with a gasoline torch, at 

 a time when the vines will not otherwise burn readily, so as to guard 

 against setting a fire which might escape from control. This burning 

 should be done early in the season before the growth starts. After 

 burning reset the burned area. 



HINTS ON SPRAYING AND ON THE USE OF WATER. 



Where water is available for the purpose, it is a good plan to 

 reflow a bog for a day in June, as late before the time of blossoming 

 as possible without causing injury. Such a reflow clears a bog of a 

 large number of injurious insects which, though they may not be so 

 abundant as to attract attention, are still a continuous drain on the 

 vines by eating their leaves and sucking their juices. 'I'his reflow by 

 destroying many such insects, gives the vines a better chance during 

 the summer. 



In spraying, the following points should be given particular atten- 

 tion : 



1. Spray for a purpose. Do not spray " on general principles" 

 only, but when there is good reason to believe the bog really needs 

 it. 



2. Be careful to spray rather than sprinkle. For good work it is 

 essential to use a nozzle giving a fine, misty spray. In the experi- 

 ence of the writer, the " Large Mistry " Nozzle has given the most 

 satisfactory results on cranberry bogs. 



3. Keep the materials well stirred up in the barrel and spray 

 evenly and t/w/vug/ily. 



4. Spray behind the pump instead of ahead of it and be careful 

 not to drag the hose over freshly sprayed vines, nor to walk through 

 them. 



5. Do not be one of the ninety-nine out of every hundred who 

 will look at this bulletin and then make no use of it. Be the 

 hundredth man. 



