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Currant Stem Girdler. 



Girdles growing shoots which wilt and are very noticeable. 

 Cut off these shoots as soon as seen, at least 3 inches below the 

 girdled place, and burn them. 



Leaf Blight. 



Spray with Bordeaux mixture (No. 13a) before the leaves 

 start. Repeat later if necessary with No. 136. 



Mildew. 



Spray with potassium sulfid (No. 15) as soon as the mildew 

 appears. 



Cucumber, Melon, Squash. 

 Anthracnose, Alternaria. 



There is little in the way of treatment which is effective for 

 these diseases. 



Downy Mildew. 



Spray with Bordeaux mixture (No. 136 or 13c) about August 

 10, and repeat every ten days if the mildew appears. 



Striped Cucumber Beetle. 



Start plants under netting. Apply arsenate of lead to the 

 plants, and air-slaked lime or wood ashes around the stem 

 freely. 



Squash Bug. 



Start under netting. Destroy the clusters of red-brown eggs 

 on the underside of the leaves. 



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Squash-vine Borer. 



Plant some summer squashes early as traps. Start the main 

 crop under netting. Cover stems with earth to start roots 

 from the joints if possible. Harrow in the fall and plow deep 

 in the spring. 



