SPRAY GUIDE 



HOW TO GUARD YOUR FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 



INSECT OR 

 DISEASE 



DESCRIPTION 



MATERIAL TO 

 USE (See List) 



WHEN TO APPLY 



Anthracnose 



A common disease recognizable from dusky 

 white spots on stems with brown spot on 

 leaves. 



B— Q 



Make first application when growth starts in 

 spring. Repeat weekly until plants start 

 blooming. 



Ants 



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. Repeat as necessary. 



When grubs first appear, preferably when 

 plants are wet with dew. 



Aspararus Beetles 



Olive colored, both adults and grub like 

 larvae. 



A— B— N- 



When insects first appear or when evidence 

 of feeding is observed. Repeat as needed. 



Bas Worm 



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



A— M— P— X 



Blacic Rot 



(Grapes) Fungus disease. Shows first as 

 small white spots, later surrounded by brown 

 ring. 



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

 10 to 15 inches long. Just after blossoms 

 falL 



BlighU 



Bacterial disease that attacks young shoot* 

 and leaves, causing brown or black spots 

 and sudden wilting. 



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. 



Cabbage Looper 

 Cabbage Worm 



Pale green-white, striped caterpillar, 

 bles or loops as it crawls. 



Doa- 



A— E— N- 



When larvae first appear. 



Caterpillars 



Wooly or naked. Feed on leaves. 



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. 



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

 tips of each ear. Repeat two or three timea 

 within week. 



Com Earworm 



Green worm which eata into ears of com. 



Cacumber Beetle* 



Yellow and black striped. 



A— B— N— S— X 



When vines begin to run. Repeat at fre- 

 quent intervals. 



Carrant Worm 



Green leaf-devouring worm. 



A— E— P— S— X 



When pests appear. 



Cat Worm* 



Destroy plants by cutting stems. 



Snarol 



When first appear. 



Treat seed or soil 



Damping Off 



Causes plants to suddenly wilt as though 

 rotted at the ground level. 



Caprocide 



Semesan 



Formaldehyde 



Downy Mildew 



White, downy mold on pods of lima bean, or 

 under side of melon leaves. 



B— F— S 



At weekly intervals. 



Grape Berry Moth 



Grapevine Plea Beetle 

 Grape Root Worm 



Lays eggs from which small worm develops 



in fruit. 



Dark brown larvae. 



Grayish brown beetles. 



B— 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 iirst appear. 



When pests first appear. Repeat at weekly 

 intervals. 



Leaf Beetle* 



Yellow beetles with twelve spots on wings. 



A_E— N- 



intervals 



Leaf Hoppers 



Small greenish insects that suck plant juices. 



C— E— N— X 



When pests first appear. Repeat as neces- 



sary^^ 



Repeat at intervals. 



Leaf Spot 



Fungus disease causing brown spots on 

 leaves. 



B— F— Q 



Mealy Bag 



White, cottony appearance. 



Every few days until under control. 



Mexican Bean Beetle* 



Copper-colored beetle* with eight black spot*. 

 Cream-colored larvae, which also devour 

 leaves. 



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



Spray or dust plants as soon as they break 

 through and every ten days thereafter. 



Potato Bag or 

 Blister Beetles 



Gray, black or striped beetles up to % inch 

 long. 



A— P— X 



When white growth makes its appearance. 



Powdery Mildew 



White growth on leaves. 



B— F— Q 



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 When pe*ts first appear ; on etrawberry n*« 



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 



Rose Beetle 



Long-legged clay-colored beetles on roses and 

 peonies. 



A— E— S— X 



Rust 



Orange-colored pustules (fungus) in streaks 

 or patches on leaves or stems. 



B— Q— V 



When first appears, or early and weekly a* 

 a preventative. 



Scab Spot 



Fungus disease causing black spots on leave*. 



B— F— Q 



Begin when leaves are size of mouse 

 and repeat every ten days or two week*. 



Scale 



Attacks bark of tree. 



L— R 



As late dormant spray. 



Scorfy Scale 



Gray, pear-shaped scale. 



When first appears. 



Thrip* 



Tiny winged or wingless insect* that rasp 

 leaves and suck juices from plants. 



C— E— X 



When pests first appear, 

 sary. 



Repeat a* neca*- 



Ta**ock Moth 



Caterpillar 1% inches long. Red head. Has 

 tufts of yellow, red, black and white hairs. 



A— B— P 



When insects first appear or when eyidenee 

 is observed. Repeat as needed. 



White Flie* 



Small whitish flies. In larval stage, tiny, 

 scale-like, greenish objects. 



B— O 



When pests first appear, 

 sary. 



Repeat a* neee*- 



LIST OF MATERIALS INDICATED IN ABOVE CHART 



A — Arsenate of Lead. 



B — Bordeaux, Kopper King, Kopper Queen 



C — Aphis Spray, Black Leaf 40 



D — 20-20-60 D^Bt. 



E — 'D-X Evergreen, Red Arrow 



F — Dusting Sulphur, F^ingtrogen. 



G — Grape Dust. 



J — Acme Japanese Spray, D-X and Japtox. 

 K— Dutox. 



L — Lime and Sulphur Solution. 

 M — Garden Guard, Magnesium Arsenate. 

 N — •Rotenone Dust. 

 O — 'Fish Oil Soap. 

 P — Paris Green, Red River Potato Mix 

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

 and Roteeide are contact spray* and must strike the insect* to be effective. 



Q — Sulfocide. 



R — Scalecide. 



S— 'Slug Shot. 



T — Emo, Emo-Nik and Selocide. 



V— Volck. 



X — Nicotine-Pyrox. 



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J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



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