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One percent nicotine in bordeaux mixture, applied 7 days and 
again 14 days after the maximum flight of the moths gave "better re- 
sults than Volck oil (1 l/2 percent) against the eggs of the second 
generation of vine moths Qlysia ambiguella Hb. and Pplvchrosis botrana 
Schiff. 
MIESTINGER, K. (1587) 
1930. MODERN EXPERIENCE ON THE CONTROL OE VIJE MOTHS. Finland, No. 5, 
p. 170 (reprint 2 pp.) [in German. Abstract in Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 
19: 157. 1931.] 
Very good results have been obtained in Austria with a mixed 
spray containing paris green, bordeaux mixture, and 1.5 to 2 percent 
tobacco extract. 
EAES, H., STAEKELIN, M., and 30VEY, p. (1538) 
1933. LA LUTTE CONTRS LES EiiEEMIS DE LA VIGNE EN 1932. Landw. Jahrb. 
Schweiz. 47(10): 1147-1159. [Abstract in Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 22: 161. 
1934.] 
The percentage of the first brood of Civs i a anbirTuella killed by 
two applications of 1 percent bordeaux sprays containing 1.5 to 2 percent 
summer oil or 1 percent nicotine as an ovicide was 95 - 100, as compared 
with 79 - 87.5 by 1 percent sprays of lead or calcium arsenate. 
CATONI, G-. (1589) 
1913. THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE GRAPE CATERPILLAR (ARCTIA COJA L.). 
Bull. Off. Gouvt. Gen. Alge'rie 19 (ll): 176-177. Erom II 
Coltiva.tore. [in French. Abstract in Rev. Appl. Ent. (a) 1: 
250-251. 1913.] 
Grape vines in the south of France were sprayed with the follow- 
ing spray mixture: 2.5 lb. tobacco extract, 6.5 oz. soft potash soap, and 
20 gal. water. The number of caterpillars was considerably reduced. 
The strength of the tobacco juice and of the soap should be standardized, 
but was not in these tests. 
MARTINI, S. (1590) 
1913. THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE VINE TINEIDS. Riv. Vitic, Enol., ed 
Agr. [Conegliano] (5) 19 (8): 178-179. [In Italian. Abstract in 
Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 1: 230-231. 1913.] 
Grape vines in Italy infested with tineid moths were sprayed with 
bordeaux mixture combined with 2 percent phenicated tobacco extract; 
1,140 bunchec of grapes were sprayed and only 5.61 percent were attacked. 
"Estratto fenicato di tabacco" is a preparation of tobacco juice, to 
which a certain portion of phenol is added to prevent its use for 
other purposes, sold by the Italian Government to agriculturists. 
