SPRAY GUIDE 



INSECT OB 

 DISEASE 



DESCRIPTION 



MATERIAL TO 



USE (See List) 



WHEN TO APPLY 



Anthrmeiuwc 



A common disease recognizable from dusky 

 white spots on stems with brown spot on 

 leaves. 



B— Q 



Make first application when growth starts Is 

 spring. Repeat weekly until plants start 

 blooming. 



Ants 



Sweet or grease eating. 



Antrol 



When anta 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. 



Asparagus Beetles 



Olive colored, 

 larvae. 



both adults and grub like 



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 evidene* 

 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 ar« 

 10 to 16 inches long. Just after blossoms 

 falL 



Blights 



Bacterial disease that attacks young shoots 

 and leaves, causing brown or bladf spots 

 and sadden 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 si>ots 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. 



Don- 



A— E— N- 



When larvae first appear. 



Caterpillars 



Wooly or naked. Feed on leaves. 



A— E— M— P- 



When insects first appear or when evidenea 

 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 throxigh the 



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



Drops within week. 



Com Earworm 



Green worm which eats into ears of com. 



Cncomber Beetles 



Yellow and black striped. 



A— B— N- 



When vines begin to run. 

 quent intervals^ 



Repeat at fre- 



Cnrrant Worm 



Green leaf-devouring worm. 



A— B— P- 



When pests appear. 



Cut Worms 



Destroy plants by cutting stems. 



Snarol 



When first appear. 



Damping Off 



Causes plants to suddenly 

 rotted at the ground Isral. 



wilt as though 



Semesan 

 Formaldehyde 



Treat seed or soil. 



Downy Ulldew 



White, downy mold on pods of lima bean, or 

 under side of melon leaves. 



B— F— S 



At weekly intervals. 



Grapo Berry Hoth 



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 nntU July. 



Horn (Tomato) Worms Large green worms. 



A— B— N 



When bugs or worms first appear. 



Japanese Beetle 



Bronzy-green about % inch long. 



When first appear. 



Leaf Beetle* 



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 



When pests first appear, 

 sary. 



Repeat as neces- 



Lcaf Spot 



Fungus disease eausins brown spots on 

 leaves. 



B— F— Q 



Repeat at intervals. 



Mealy Bog 



White, cottony appearance. 



E— V 



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. 



Potato Bug or 

 Blister Beetlca 



Gray, black or striped beetles op 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. 



Red Spiders 



Small mites that feed on foliage, causing it 

 to assume a rusty appearance. 



E— T— V 



When pests first appear; on strawberry use 

 Strawberry Dust (86-16). 



Rose Beetle 



Long-legged clay-colored beetles on roses and 

 peonies. 



A— E— S— X 



When pests first appear. Repeat at weekly 



intervals. 



Rust 



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 



F\ingus disease causing black spots on leaves. 



B— F— Q 



Begin when leaves are size of moose ears 

 and repeat every ten days or two weeks. 



Scale 



Attacks bark of tree. 



L— R 



As late dormant spray. 



Scnrfy 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. Repeat as neces- 

 sary. 



Tussock 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 evidence 

 is observed. Repeat as needed. 



White File 



Small whitish flies. In larval stage, tiny, 

 scale-like, greenish objects. 



E— O— V 



When pests first appear. Repeat as m 

 sary. 



LIST OF MATERIALS INDICATED IN ABOVE CHART 



A — Arsenate of Lead. 



B — Bordeaux, Kopper King, Kopper 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. N — 'Rotenone Dust. 

 P — Dusting Sulphur, P^ingtrogen. O — 'Fish Oil Soap. 



G — Grape Dust. 



J— D-X and G & O Plant Spray. 



K — Kryacide. 



Li — Lime and Sulphur Solution. 



M — Garden Guard. 



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. 



DDT Controls: Flies, Mosquitoes, Gnats, Horn Flies, Lice, Fleas, Sheep Ticks, Ants, Wasps, Hornets, Codling Moth, Mealy Bug. Japanese 

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

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



Superior Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



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