Insects in the Garden 
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is covered with a woolly material which serves as a pro- 
tection and makes it more difficult to eradicate when it 
gets a hold. It generally attacks the Apple tree, lodging 
in wounds or clefts in the branches, &c., after causing 
wart- like outgrowths on the stem. If the trees are 
badly attacked, they may 
be syringed with the 
quassia soft - soap wash 
or the soft-soap paraffin 
wash, putting it on after 
rain. It should be 
syringed on with as 
much force as possible, 
so that the liquid will go 
right in among the in- 
sects. If a garden engine 
can be used, so much the 
better. If the trees are 
not badly infested, they 
may be gone over with 
a small brush dipped in 
pure paraffin or methy- American Blight, i, Winged form ; 2, Wingless 
^ ' female; 3, Twig attacked. 
lated spirit. 
Click Beetle or Wireworm. — No insect does such 
extensive damage as the Wireworm. It is hatched from 
the eggs of the Click Beetle or Skipjack. The beetle 
gets its name from the peculiar way it has of righting 
itself when it gets turned on its back. In doing this, 
instead of making use of its legs, which a r e very small, 
it presses its head against the ground and arches its body, 
a small part of which fits into a notch. This is forced 
