FRUIT DESTROYERS AND GARDEN PESTS 



ANTS 



These insects are often a great plague to the gardener, especially 

 if their nests appear upon the turf. In such a case _ . 

 they should be dealt with summarily, before they have ^' 

 attained to any considerable size, by pouring in boiling water. 

 Ants may also become a serious pest by attacking ^^ .. , . 

 waU-fruit just as it is ripening, when their ravages may * ' '^"' 

 be stopped by laying a broad band of tar, mixed with a little sugar, 

 on the bottom of the wall and around the stem of the trees. It is 

 said that similar bands drawn in white chalk will have the same 

 effect. 



APHIS (Green Fly) 



The rose is the chief victim of this pest, and as its attacks are often 

 an indication that the tree is unhealthy or insufficiently nourished, 

 steps should at once be taken to supply its needs. 

 To remove the clusters of green fly on the young shoots ^f "]^„g._ 

 or buds of the rose nothing is better than the aphis 

 brush, which consists of a pair of soft brushes joined together with 

 a steel bow, so that by pressure of the hand the two brushes are 

 brought in contact and the bud between them effectively cleared. 



DADDY-LONG-LEGS 



The grubs of this insect are sometimes, especially after a hot 

 summer, very mischievous in gardens, destroying the roots of the 

 turf on lawns and occasionally attacking choice plants, eating 

 through the " coUar " where root and stem meet. When they 

 appear in the grass it is a good plan to roll the turf 

 late at night and early in the morning, thus crushing polling 

 them while feeding. They may also be accumulated "^^P'og 

 and destroyed by careful sweeping if it be done late in the evening 

 and early in the morning, and a thorough watering . 

 with strong liquid manure, such as a solution of gueino Jj?^^ 

 or nitrate of soda, is a good remedy when plants are 

 attacked by these grubs, the solution being noxious to the grub 

 £ind beneficial to the plant. 



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