SPRAY GUIDE 



HOW TO GUARD YOUR FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 



INSECT OR 

 DISEASE 



DESCRIPTION 



MATERIAL TO 

 USE (See List) 



WHEN TO APPLY 



Anthracivose 



A common disease recognizable from dusky 

 white spots on stems with brown spot on 

 leaves. 



B— Q 



Make first application when srowth starts In 

 spring. Repeat weekly until pUnts stmrt 

 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. 



Asparsrns Beetles 



Olive colored, both adults and erub like 

 larvae. 



A— E— N- 



When grubs first appear, preferably when 

 plants are wet with dew. 



Bas Worm 



Builds Mi->uch to 2-inch tapering bag-web. 



A— M— P— X 



When insects first appear or when erldence 

 of feeding is observed. Repeat as needed. 



Black 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 IB inches lonK. Just after blossoms 



fall 



BlighU 



Bacterial disease that attacks young shoots 

 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. 



Dou- 



A— E— N- 



When larvae first appear. 



Caterpillars 



Wooly or naked. Feed on leaves. 



A— E— M— P- 



When insects first appear or when eTidencc 

 is observed. Repeat as needed. 



Celery Leaf Tier 



Pale green or green striped caterpillars. 



A— E— P— X 



When first appears. 



Com E^rwonn 



Green worm which eats into ears of com. 



A— M— P— S 



Apply to silk when it first shows through the 

 tips of each ear. Repeat two or three times 

 within week. 



Repeat at fre- 



Cnenmber Beetles 



Yellow and black striped. 



A— E^— N- 



When vines begin to run. 

 quent intervals. 



Currant Worm 

 Cat Worms 



Green leaf-devouring worm. 



A— E— P- 



When pests appear. 



Destroy plants by cutting stems. 



Snarol 



When first appear. 



Damping Off 



Causes plants to suddenly wilt 

 rotted at the ground level. 



though 



White, downy mold on pods of lima bean, or 

 under side of melon leaves. 



Coprocide 



Semesan 



Formaldehyde 



Treat seed or soil. 



Downy Mildew 



B— F— S 



At weekly interrals. 



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, 

 intervals until July. 



Repeat at monthly 



Horn (Tomato) Worms Large green worms. 



A— E— N 



When bugs or worms first appear. 



Japanese Beetle 



Bronzy-green about % inch long. 



When first appear. 



Leaf Beetles 



Yellow beetles with twelve spots on wings. 



A— E— N- 



When pests first appear, 

 intervals. 



Repeat at weekly 



Leaf Hoppers 



Small greenish insects that suck plant juices. 



C— E— N— X 



Fungus disease causing brown spots on 

 leaves. 



When pests first appear, 

 sary. 



Repeat as neces- 



Leaf Spot 



B— F— Q 



Repeat at intervals. 



Mealy Bug 



White, cottony appearance. 



E 



Every few days until under control. 



Mexican Bean Beetles 



Copper-colored beetles with eight black spots. 

 Cream-colored larvae, which also devour 

 leaves. 



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



Gray, black or striped beetles up to % inch 

 long 



Potato Bug or 

 Blister Beetles 



A— P— X 



Powdery Mildew White growth on leaves. 



Spray or dust plants as soon as they break 

 through and every ten days thereafter. 



B— F— Q 



When white growth makes its appearance. 



When pests first appear: on strawberry nas 



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 



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. 



I^-R 



As late dormant spray. 



Scurfy Scale 



Gray, pear-shaped scale. 



When first appears. 



When I>e8ts first appear. Repeat as neces- 

 sary. 



Thrips 



Tiny winged or wingless insects that rasp 

 leaves and suck juices from plants. 



C— E— X 



When insects first appear or when evidence 

 is observed. Repeat as needed. 



Tnssock Moth 



Caterpillar 1% inches long. Red head. Has 

 tufts of yellow, red, black and white hairs. 



A— E— P 



When pests first appear, 

 sary. 



Repeat as neees- 



White Flies 



Small whitish flies. In larval stage, tiny, 

 scale-like, greenish objects. 



EJ— O 



LIST OF MATERIALS INDICATED IN ABOVE CHART 



A — Arsenate of Lead. 



B — Bordeaux. Kopper KinK, Kopoer Queen 



C— Aphis Spray, Black Leaf 40, G & O 



Plant Spray. 

 D — 20-20-60 Dust. 



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

 F — Dusting Sulphur, Fungtroiren. 

 Materials marked (*) are non-poisonous when used as directed 

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



G — Grape Dn«t. 



J— D-X and G & O Plant Spray. 



K — Ki-yacide. 



L — Lime and Sulphur Solution. 



M — Garden Guard. 



N — 'Rotenone Dust. 



O — 'Fish Oil Soap. 



Pyrethrum and Rotenone 



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, 

 base materials such as DX and Red Arrow 



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