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INSECTS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS 



be mistaken for whitewash or ashes, but on close ex- 

 amination with a magnifying glass, its true character 

 is plainly seen. Orchards should be inspected care- 

 fully for this insect, and no trees should be planted that 

 have any scales on them. The best remedy for the 

 scale is to spray the trees in the winter with kerosene 

 or use the lime-sulphur wash, which may be made 

 according to the following formula : 



Quicklime, 20 pounds 

 Sulphur, 15 pounds 

 Water to make 50 gallons 



Boil the lime and sulphur one to two hours with a 

 small quantity of water, then dilute to 50 gallons with 

 boiling water. Do not let the mixture become cold; 

 spray dormant trees while the mixture 

 is yet warm. Lime-sulphur mixture 

 may now be obtained on the market 

 in form ready to use by the addition 

 of water. 



Mealy bugs are present in green- 

 houses and hotbeds, and in the south 

 on outdoor plants. They are a little 

 soft-bodied, oval bug with a white 

 fringe bordering the body. If the 

 plant infested by these is hardy enough, 

 -The Squash a kerosene emulsion spray may be ap- 

 plied to get rid of them. 



The Squash Bug. Whenever 



FIG. 156.- 



Bug. 



a, mature female. (After 



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moiogy, Dept. of Agrkui- bers ot the cucumber lamily, such 



as squash, pumpkin, melon, and 



cucumber, are planted, this bug gives considerable 



trouble. The adult insect is dirty dark brown above 



