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THE DANIELS NURSERY, INC 
OUR ’TROUBLE" PAGE 
Please feel free io consult us any time regarding your garden troubles. 
Insect and Disease 
SUCKING INSECTS in general. Spray with 
Nicotine Sulphate. (See page 45). 
Control 
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Insects are 
com mon 1 y 
divided into 
groups - the 
Biting and 
the Sucking. 
The former 
are equipped 
with biting 
mouth parts 
with which 
they chew 
off and consume parts of the plant tissue. When¬ 
ever one sees holes being eaten in the leaves, or 
the leaves disappearing as the insect works, he 
can be sure that it is the biting type of insect 
that is doing the damage. To control it a poison 
such as Arsenate of Lead is dusted or sprayed 
onto the leaf surface, so that the insect, as he 
continues his feeding, will devour the poison 
along with the plant tissue. 
Sucking insects, on the other hand, do not de¬ 
vour any plant tissue but by means of an elon¬ 
gated mouth part, or proboscis, pierce the leaf 
or stem and suck out the juices from the inside 
in much the same manner that the mosquito 
feeds. Arsenate of Lead or similar stomach 
poisons have no effect upon the sucking type. 
They must be controlled by using a spray or 
dusting material which kills by coming in con¬ 
tact with the body. Some form of tobacco spray 
(Nicotine Sulphate) is generally used. 
Of the various groups of plant diseases only 
one, the Fungus Disease, is effectively controll¬ 
ed directly by spraying. This type of disease 
spreads by means of a small single-celled part 
called a spore. The spores float through the air, 
light on the host plant and under favorable 
conditions of temperature and moisture “spout,” 
sending out a minute “shoot” which grows along 
the surface of the plant, until it finds an open¬ 
ing through 
which it gains 
admission. Once 
inside of the 
plant, sprays do 
not affect it, but zD/ 0 /o.^a/ 
it may be held s 
m check by a bother \ \ 
coating on the hi'n.. -'y.__' 
plant surface of 
a poison such as 
Lime Sulphur, 
which can kill 
the shoot before ^ 
it gets into the Quck/n(p //?i5ecr 
plant tissue. 
For complete instructions for spraying and 
correct mixtures of materials for common bit¬ 
ing and sucking insects and fungus diseases 
please turn to page 45. 
BITING INSECTS in general. Spray (or dust) 
with Arsenate of Lead. (See page 45). 
FUNGUS DISEASES in general. Spray with 
Lime Sulphur for most fruit plant diseases. 
(See page 45) and with Bordeaux Mixture 
(Spray or dust) or Sulphur dust for most 
annual and perennial flower plants diseases. 
INSECTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING FRUIT 
PLANTS. See complete spray program on 
page 45. 
SCALE INSECTS. On deciduous woody plants 
use dormant Lime Sulphur spray (See page 
45). On evergreens (notably for Pine Leaf 
Scale) spray Lime Sulphur, 1 part to 25 parts 
of water, just before the buds break in the 
spring. 
RED SPIDER. Dust with a fine dusting sulphur 
at the hottest part of warm, quiet days. 
LEAF HOPPERS. A thorough spraying of Bor¬ 
deaux mixture will usually eliminate them 
within two or three days after its application. 
CUTWORMS. Use poison bait (See page 45). 
GRUBWORMS, NIGHT CRAWLERS and 
OTHER EARTH WORMS. Sprinkle solution 
of 2 oz. Mercuric Chloride to 50 gal. of water 
on 1000 square feet of space — or scatter 5 
lbs. of Arsenate of Lead mixed in 25 lbs. of 
dry carrier (as sand). Water well. 
ANTS. Squirt Carbon Bisulphide into the 
holes with an oil can. Highly explosive. Keep 
away from fire. Use plenty! 
BROWN PATCH ON LAWN. Dust with certain 
chemicals—better ask us. 
OTHER TROUBLES 
CRAB GRASS. The worst lawn pest. Heavy 
fertilization of lawn in early spring and late 
August is probably the best starting point. 
Raking and cutting (with grass catcher on) 
plus hand picking also helpful. Leave grass 
as long as possible through June and early 
July. 
MICE. In late fall mound dirt up around roses, 
fruit trees, Bolleana Poplars and other poten¬ 
tial “victims,” or wrap with fine wire screen. 
Poisoned grain in suitable weather-proof and 
bird-proof “stations” is very effective and 
largely used by extensive orchardists. 
RABBITS. Shrubs, trees and evergreens may 
be protected from rabbits by wrapping with 
paper, burlap or wire screen. Shooting, trap¬ 
ping and snaring are helpful in eliminating 
rabbits, but we have obtained our surest and 
cheapest control by gassing them in their bur¬ 
rows with Cyanogas. 
NOTE! MOST OF THE MATERIALS SUG¬ 
GESTED ABOVE ARE DEADLY POISONOUS 
AND GREAT CARE SHOULD ATTEND THEIR 
HANDLING AND STORAGE. 
DANNY SAYS: 
In pest control “let us spray” is our motto. We are splen¬ 
didly equipped with high pressure power sprayers to furnish 
adequate tree protection in the Minnetonka district. Let us 
talk your needs over with you early so that you can avoid the 
damage to trees and inconvenience to yourself from such can¬ 
tankerous cankerworm infestations as we have had the past 
few years. 
