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This is the most important single spray. It is to control the apple worm, 

 scab, curculio and the later species of red-bug if present. 



4. Re-peat No. 3 in about two or three weeks. This is for the same 

 enemies as in No. 3 and is also useful against the apple maggot if present. 



5, 6 and 7. In orchards infested by bitter-rot or apple-blotch, make 



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three applications, preferably with Bordeaux mixture (3-3-50), at inter- 

 vals of about three weeks, beginning eight or nine weeks after petals fall. 

 8. In the absence of sprays 5, 6 and 7, and where the second brood of 

 apple worms, late scab or late summer caterpillars is bad, repeat No. 2 

 about August 1st, or somewhat earlier in the southern sections, depending 

 upon the time of emergence of the codling moth- With the third and fourth 



1 Courtesy of Penn State Farmer, State College, Pa. 



