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strong arsenate of lead solution, 5 to 8 lbs. to 100 

 gals, water. In addition to this treatment, where 

 the worms have once got a start, the beetles may 

 be destroyed by spreading a sheet around and be- 

 neath the tree, and every day or so shaking or 

 jarring them off into it, as described below. 



PEACH ENEMIES 



Do not spray peaches. For the curculio, within a 

 few days after the flowers are ofif, take a large sheet 

 of some cheap material to use as a catcher. For 

 large orchards there is a contrivance of this sort, 

 mounted on a wheelbarrow frame, but for the home 

 orchard a couple of sheets laid upon the ground, or 

 one with a slit from one side to the center, will 

 answer. If four short, sharp-pointed stakes are 

 fastened to the corners, and three or four stout 

 hooks and eyes are placed to reunite the slit after 

 the sheet is placed about the tree, the work can be 

 more thoroughly done, especially on uneven ground. 

 After the sheet is placed, with a stout club or mallet, 

 padded with a heavy sack or something similar to 

 prevent injury to the bark, give a few sharp blows, 

 well up from the ground. This work should be 

 done on a cloudy day, or early in the morning — the 

 colder the better — as the beetles are then inactive. 

 If a considerable number of beetles are caught the 

 operation should be repeated every two or three 

 days. Continue until the beetles disappear. 



