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Quidi 



INSECT OB 

 DISEASE 



DESCRIPTION 



MATERIAL TO 

 USE (See List) 



WHEN TO APPLY 



Anthracnese A common disease recognizable from dusky 



white spots on stems with brown spot on 

 leaves. 



Ante 



B— Q 



Make first application when growth starts in 

 spring. Repeat weekly until plants start 

 blooming. 



Sweet or grease eating. 



Antrol 



When ants appear. 



Aphis 



Small green, red or black lice feeding on the 

 tender terminal growth of many plants. 



C— E— X 



When pests first appear. Wet insects thor- 

 oughly;^ 



Asparagus Beetles 



Olive colored, both adults and grub like 

 larvae. 



A— E— N- 



When grubs first appear, preferably when 

 plants are wet with dew. 



Bag Worm 



Builds %-inch to 2-inch tapering bag-web. 



A— M— P— X 



When insects first appear or when evidence 

 of feeding is observed. Repeat as needed. 



Black Rot 



(Grapes) Fungus disease. Shows first as 

 small white spots, later surrounded by brown 



B — F — G — L — Q When leaf buds first open. When shoots are 



10 to 15 inches long. Just after blossoms 

 fall. 



Bacterial disease that attacks young shoots 

 and leaves, causing brown or black spots 

 and sudden wilting. 



BlighU 



B— F— Q 



Make first application when growth starts in 

 spring. Repeat weekly until plants start 

 blooming. 



Brown Canker Disease which develops small purple spots on 



stems and leaves of roses, later turning to 

 light center with purple margin. 



B— F— Q 



As above. 



lignt center wun purpie margin. 



Pale green-white, striped caterpillar. Dou- 

 hlAA ctT Innns fi.a it crawls. 



Cabbage Looper 

 Cabbage Worm 



raie green-wnite, stripeu 



bles or loops as it crawls. 



Wooly or naked. Feed on leaves. 



A— E— N- 



When larvae first api>ear. 



Caterpillars 



A— E— M— P— S— X 



When insects first appear or when evidence 

 is observed. Repeat as needed. 



Celery Leaf Tier 



Pale green or green striped caterpillars. 



A— E— P— X 



When first appears. 



Corn Esrworm 



Green worm which eats into ears of com. 



A — M — P — S Apply to silk when it first shows through the 

 Com Earworm tips of each ear. Repeat two or three times 

 Drops within week. 



Cocnmber Beetles 



Yellow and black striped. 



A— E— N— S— X 



When vines begin to run. 

 quent intervals. 



Repeat at fre- 



Currant Worm 



Green leaf-devouring worm. 



A— E— P— S— X 



When pests appear. 



Cut-Worms 



Destroy plants by cutting stems. 



Snarol 



When first appear. 



Damping OflF 



Causes plants to suddenly wilt as though 

 rotted at the ground leveL 



Semesan 

 Formaldehyde 



Treat seed or soil. 



Downy Mildew 



White, down mold on pods of lima bean, or 

 under side of melon leaves. 



B— F— S 



At weekly intervals. 



Grape Berry Moth 



Grapevine Flea Beetle 

 Grape Root Worm 



Lays eggs from which small worm develops 



in fruit. 



Dark brown larvae. 



Grayish brown beetles. 



E— S 



Just after blossoms fall. Repeat at monthly 

 intervals until July. 



Horn (Tomato) Worms Large green worms. 



A— E— N 



When bugs or worms first appear. 



Japanese Beetles 



Bronzy-green about % inch long. 



When first appear. 



YT iieii iirai, appear. 



When pests first appear. Repeat at weekly 



intervals. 



When pests first appear. Repeat as neces- 



Harv. 



Leaf Beetles 



Yellow beetles with twelve si>ots on wings. 



A— E— N- 



Leaf Hoppers 



Small greenish insects that suck plant juices. 



C— E— N— X 



sary. 



Leaf Spot 



Fungus disease causing brown spots on 

 leaves. 



B— F— Q 



Repeat at intervals. 



Mealy Bag 



White, cottony appearance. 



E— V 



Every few days until under control. 



Mexican Bean Beetle 



Copper-colored beetles with eight black spots. 

 Cream-colored larvae, which also devour 

 leaves. 



D — E — K — M — N — S When pests first appear. 



Potato Bag or 

 Blister Beetles 



Gray, black or striped beetles np to % inch 

 long. 



A— P— X 



Spray or dust plants as soon as they break 

 through and every ten days thereafter. 



Powdery Mildew 



White growth on leaves. 



B— F— Q 



When white growth makes its appearance. 



When pests first appear ; on strawberry use 



Strawberry Dust (86-16). 



When pests first appear. Repeat at weekly 

 intervals. 



Red Spiders 



Small mites that feed on foliage, causing it 

 to assume a rusty appearance. 



E— T— V 



Rose Beetle 



Long-legged clay-colored beetles on roses and 

 peonies. 



A— E— S— X 



Rnst 



Orange-colored pustules (fungus) in streaks 

 or patches on leaves or stems. 



B— Q— V 



When first appears, or early and weekly as 

 a preventative. 



Scab Spot 



Fungus disease causing black spots on leaves. 



B— F— Q 



Begin when leaves are size of mouse ears 

 and repeat every ten days or two weeks. 



Scale 



Attacks bark of tree. 



L— R 



As late dormant spray. 



Scurfy Scale 



Gray, pear-shaped scale. 



When first appears. 



Thrips 



Tiny winged or wingless insects that rasp 

 leaves and suck juices from plants. 



C— E— X 



When pests first appear. 

 sary. 



Repeat as neces- 



Tossock Moth 



Caterpillar XVz inches long. Red head. Has 

 tufts of yellow, red, black and white hairs. 



A— E— P 



When insects first appear or when evidence 

 is observed. Repeat as needed. 



WhiU FUes 



Small whitish flies. In larval stage, 

 scale-like, greenish objects. 



tiny. 



E— O— V 



When pests first appear. Repeat as neces- 

 sary^ 



LIST OF MATERIALS INDICATEiD IN ABOVE CHART 



A — Arsenate of Lead. 



B — Bordeaux, Eopper King, Kopper Queen. 



C — ^Aphis Spray, Black Leaf 40. G & O 



Plant Spray. 

 D — 20-60-20 Dust. 



E— 'D-X, Red Arrow, G & O Plant Spray. 

 F — Dusting Sulphur, Fungtrogen. 



G — Grape Dust- 



J — D-X and G & O Plant Spray. 



K — Kryacide. 



L — Lime and Sulphur Solution. 



M — Garden Guard. 



N — 'Rotenone Dust. 



O — 'Fish Oil Soap. 



P — Paris Green, Red River Potato Mix 



Q — Sulfocide. 



R — Scalecide. 



S— 'Slug Shot. 



T — Emo, Emo-Nik and Selocide. 



V— Volck. 



X — Nicotine-Pyrox, G & O Plant Spray. 



Materials marked (*) are non-poisonous when used as directed. Pyrethrum and Rotenone base materials such as DX and Red Arrow 

 are contact sprays and must strike the insects to be effective. 



D.D.T. Controls: Flies, Mosquitoes, Gnats, Horn Flies, Lice, Fleas, Sheep Ticks, Ants, Wasps, Hornets, Codling Moth, Mealy Bug, Jap- 

 anese Beetle, Leaf Hoppers, Oriental Fruit Moth, Peach Borer, Rose Shafer, Cabbage Worm, Flea Beetles, Onion Thrips, Tomato Fruit 

 Worm, Caterpillars, Boxwood Leaf Miners and many others. Ask for special DDT folder and use with caution. 



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J. MANNS & CO., BALTIMORE 2. MD. 



Superior Seeds 



