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  REPORT 
  OF 
  THE 
  STATE 
  ENTOMOLOGIST 
  I9OO 
  965 
  

  

  outbreak 
  was 
  reported. 
  It 
  is 
  quite 
  possible 
  that 
  the 
  spraying 
  could 
  have 
  

   been 
  done 
  more 
  thoroughly 
  in 
  the 
  above 
  cited 
  instance, 
  but 
  the 
  following 
  

   can 
  hardly 
  be 
  explained 
  away 
  so 
  easily. 
  E. 
  L. 
  Mitchell, 
  Clarkesville 
  

   (N. 
  Y.) 
  sprayed 
  his 
  trees 
  as 
  follows: 
  before 
  the 
  buds 
  opened 
  with 
  poi- 
  

   soned 
  bordeaux 
  mixture, 
  using 
  one 
  pound 
  of 
  paris 
  green 
  to 
  100 
  gallons. 
  

   This 
  was 
  followed 
  by 
  a 
  spraying 
  just 
  before 
  blossoming, 
  again 
  after 
  the 
  

   petals 
  had 
  fallen 
  and 
  then 
  after 
  the 
  fruit 
  had 
  attained 
  some 
  size. 
  Arsen- 
  

   ate 
  of 
  lead 
  and 
  bordeaux 
  mixture 
  was 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  later 
  sprayings. 
  This 
  

   treatment 
  killed 
  both 
  the 
  apple 
  and 
  forest 
  tent-caterpillars 
  (the 
  latter 
  

   were 
  abundant 
  in 
  that 
  section) 
  but 
  not 
  the 
  palmer 
  worms. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  

   probable 
  that 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  last-named 
  were 
  killed 
  by 
  the 
  above 
  applica- 
  

   tions, 
  and 
  that 
  those 
  which 
  escaped 
  were 
  either 
  feeding 
  in 
  the 
  fruit 
  or 
  in 
  

   the 
  folded 
  leaves 
  ; 
  in 
  either 
  of 
  these 
  cases 
  it 
  would 
  be 
  practically 
  impos- 
  

   sible 
  to 
  poison 
  them. 
  

  

  Remedies. 
  In 
  spite 
  of 
  the 
  evidence 
  above 
  detailed, 
  this 
  pest 
  should 
  

   yield 
  to 
  thorough 
  spraying 
  with 
  an 
  arsenical 
  preparation. 
  This 
  will 
  be 
  

   most 
  effective 
  if 
  applied 
  early 
  in 
  June. 
  The 
  presence 
  of 
  this 
  insect 
  is 
  

   another 
  reason 
  why 
  arsenate 
  of 
  lead 
  should 
  be 
  used 
  more 
  freely. 
  We 
  

   should 
  expect 
  the 
  poison 
  from 
  earlier 
  sprayings 
  to 
  remain 
  on 
  the 
  leaves 
  

   in 
  considerable 
  quantities 
  ready 
  for 
  these 
  later 
  feeders. 
  

  

  Dr 
  Fitch 
  mentions 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  a 
  whale 
  oil 
  soap 
  solution. 
  A 
  liberal 
  and 
  

   thorough 
  application 
  of 
  this 
  substance 
  would 
  undoubtedly 
  kill 
  many 
  of 
  

   these 
  and 
  other 
  pests 
  and 
  would 
  also 
  be 
  of 
  some 
  benefit 
  to 
  the 
  trees 
  on 
  

   ccount 
  of 
  its 
  fertilizing 
  properties. 
  

  

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