INSECT PESTS AND PLANT DISEASES 
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BAG WORM OR BASKET WORM. 
This peculiar insect attacks and often kills Ever¬ 
greens. It also attacks Maple, Box Elder, and other trees 
and plants. It spends its life in a sort of a bag about 2 
inches long, which it securely fastens to the twigs. 
Control: Spray with powdered arsenate of lead, 2 
pounds to 50 gallons of water. For small quantities 1% 
teaspoons to 1 gallon of water. 
BORERS. 
These are insects which burrow into and feed upon 
the inner bark and wood of trees, shrubs, and plants. 
Control: Spraying is not effective. All means of 
control are laborious and tedious. Results may some¬ 
times be obtained by digging the borers out with a knife. 
A wire hooked at the end may sometimes be inserted into 
the burrows and the insects crushed. 
Carbon bisulphide seems to be the most effective rem- 
edy. This chemical is highly inflammable, dangerous, 
and disagreeable to handle. Saturate a small piece of cot¬ 
ton with carbon bisulphide and insert it into the hole 
where the borer is working. Then immediately plug the 
hole with putty. The vapor will generally kill the borer. 
CANKER WORMS, MEASURING WORMS, CATERPILLARS. 
Most of these pests are leaf feeders and are controlled 
by spraying with powdered arsenate of lead at the rate of 2 
pounds to 50 gallons of water. For small quantities of 
spray use lt /2 teaspoons to 1 gallon of water. 
CUT WORMS. 
These insects can be controlled by scattering a poison 
bait about the infested area, prepared as follows: 1 
quart bran, 1 tablespoonful of molasses, 1 teaspoonful 
Paris Green, and enough water to make a thick mash. 
