every evening for several days and it will rid them 

 of the pests. 



Cut worms and other insect pests often attack 

 the plant as soon as it makes its apperance. I have 

 found nothing better than dusting slacked lime on 

 the plant. Nothing touches them and it is harmless 

 to the plants. This can be applied to other plants 

 as well as dahlias. 



Where overhead sprinkling is done, it is best to 

 apply Arsenate of Lead for the extermination of all 

 leaf eating insects, and can be procured at any seed 

 store with full directions as to its use. It adheres 

 to the foliage even though it rains. 



Ants are among our worst pests in this locality, 

 or section. They not only destroy the foliage but 

 eat holes into the base of the plants and work down 

 into the ground. 



I have tried out a great many remedies but the 

 one that has proven the most effective with me, is 

 to get some beef, boil until well done, run it through 

 a meat grinder, making it very fine. Scatter some 

 of it around where the ants are, if possible locate 

 the ant hills and place some there. This acts as a 

 decoy and by the next day it is all cleaned up and 

 they are thoroughly excited for more. This time 

 add a little Paris Green and distribute as before. 

 It is only a few hours until there is not an ant to 

 be seen. 



In this section, another pest that usually shows 



up about June is the Rose Beetle. They are brown 



'in color, have no wings, are about l /2 inch in length, 



with a raised or oval back. Their presence is recog- 



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