PEST CONTROL CHART 
Use Sprays and Dusts For Healthy Flowers and Vegetables 
Plants 
FLOWERS 
Aster 
Begonia 
Calendula 
Canna 
Camellia 
Carnation 
Chinese Lantern 
Cineraria 
Coleus 
Cosmos 
Chrysanthemum 
Dahlia 
Daisy 
Delphinium 
Fern Foxglove 
Fuchsia 
Gardenia 
Geranium 
Golden-Glow 
Gladiolus 
Hibiscus 
Hollyhock 
Lantana 
Morning-Glory 
Nasturtium 
Pansy 
Peony 
Petunia 
Phlox 
Primula 
Rose 
Snapdragon 
Sweet Pea 
Violet 
Zinnia 
VINES AND 
SHRUBS 
Honeysuckle 
Lilac 
Cedar 
Snowball 
Privet 
Hydrangea 
Spirea 
Grape 
Ivy 
Virginia Creeper 
Description of Injury, 
Insect or Disease 
Insect or' 
Disease 
Spray or Dust 
Aphids are small soft-bodied sucking 
insects 1/10 inch long, clustered to¬ 
gether on flowers, leaves and stems. 
Aphis Spray 
Black Leaf 40 
Evergreen 
Rotenone Garden 
Guard 
Tiny black or yellowish elongated 
winged or wingless insects. Thrips 
rasp flowers and leaves, causing them 
to brown and die. 
Aphid 
Thrips 
Leafhopper 
Leafhoppers are wedgeshaped insects 
H — H inch long, winged or wingless; 
rear legs are very long. When dis¬ 
turbed they walk sideways. 
Beetles are hard-shelled insects of 
various colors and sizes which eat 
into or entirely consume leaves and 
flowers. 
Beetle 
Slug 
Caterpillar 
Emo-Nik 
Black Leaf 40 
Aphis Spray 
Slugs are soft-bodied, slimy and legless. 
They rasp away upper leaf surfaces 
or eat holes in them. 
Caterpillars are fuzzy or hairless worm¬ 
like insects eating away at buds, 
flowers and foliage. 'They may occur 
singly or in colonies rolling leaves 
together or spinning webs. 
Cutworms pierce or cut off leaves or 
main stem of seedlings near the 
ground line. 
Cutworms 
Sowbug 
Slug 
Grasshopper 
Diamond 
Naphthalene Flakes 
Meta 
Snarol 
Sowbugs are dark grey oval-shaped, 14 
legged creatures ^ inch long; if dis¬ 
turbed they curl up like a pill. Sow- 
bugs feed upon seedlings and tender 
plants. 
Slugs are soft-bodied, slimy and legless, 
rasping away at upper leaf surfaces or 
eating out holes. 
Rust is a disease that causes leaves or 
stems to be rusty brown or yellowish, 
in streaks or in patches. 
Rust 
Mildew 
Leafspot 
M-R-S Dusting 
Sulphur 
Garden Sulphur 
Kopper Queen 
Mildew shows powdery or felt-like 
patches on leaves and stems, causing 
leaves to curl up and drop. 
Leafspot is the cause of small spots on 
leaves or masses of spots, usually 
brown. Sometimes centers of spots 
fall out leaving leaf-holes. 
Ants are six-legged insects familiar to 
all. 
Ant 
Ant-Kill 
(several good 
brands) 
Ahpids are small, soft-bodied sucking 
insects 1/10 inch long, clustered to¬ 
gether on flowers, leaves and stems. 
Aphid 
Thrips 
Leafhopper 
Tiny black or yellowish elongated 
winged or wingless insects, thrips 
rasp flowers and leaves causing them 
to brown and die. 
Aphis Spray — 
Black Leaf 40 
Evergreen 
Emo-Nik 
Rotenone Garden 
Guard 
Leafhoppers are wedgeshaped insects 
H — H inch long, winged or wingless; 
rear legs are very long. When dis¬ 
turbed they walk sideways. 
Beetles are hard-shelled insects of 
various colors and sizes which eat 
into or entirely consume leaves and 
flowers. 
Beetle 
Slug 
Caterpillar 
Slugs are soft-bodied, slimy and legless. 
They rasp away upper leaf surfaces 
or eat holes in them. 
Diamond 
Naphthalene Flakes 
IVf 
Black Leaf 40 — 
Garden Guard I 
Caterpillars are fuzzy or hairless worm¬ 
like insects eating away at buds, 
flowers and foliage. They may occur 
singly or in colonies rolling leaves 
together or spinning webs. 
Scale Insects are minute bark-like scales 
on branches, stems, or leaves. 
Scale 
Ory Lime & Sulphur 1 
(dormant season) — 
Bordeaux ( 
(growing season) 
Leaves have minute silken threads and 
webs on the undersides, in which are 
tiny red spiders. Leaves become 
speckled, brown and drop off. 
Red Spider 
Mite 
S 
Evergreen — 
Emo-Nik E 
Dusting Sulphur 
How and When to Apply 
Spray thoroughly, make sure to 
hit the insects to be controlled; 
repeat sprays every few days. 
The nicotine only is effective 
against these insects. Be sure 
to hit the insects with it. The 
powder can be added according 
to directions to control any 
chewing insects or blight which 
may be present. 
Spray upon insects, 
hit them. 
Be sure to 
Apply a heavy spray upon insects 
and entire plant; both nicotine 
and powder are effective. 
Broadcast the dust over the in¬ 
sects and plant from shaker 
carton or hand duster. 
Spread a thin band of Bait-M on 
the ground around the plant to 
be protected. For larger area 
spread small windrows criss¬ 
cross over like a checkerboard 
with two foot squares, or 
broadcast. 
Scatter about on plant, thoroughly 
cover all parts. Repeat every 
10 days. Nicotine also can be 
added to control certain insects. 
Dust from shaker carton or hand 
duster over entire foliage, com¬ 
pletely covering all loaves. Re¬ 
peat before rain periods or 
every few days. 
eating varieties of ants. For 
grease ants put bacon rind with 
syrup. 
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hit the insects to be controlled; 
repeat sprays every few days. 
'he nicotine only is effective 
against these insects. Be sure 
to hit the insects with it. The 
powder can be added according 
to directions to control any 
chewing insects or blight which 
may be present. 
hit the insects to be controlled; 
repeat sprays every few days. 
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and entire plant; both nicotine 
and powder are effective. 
sects and the plant. 
Dormant spray (spring). 
surfaces.) Growth spray (sum¬ 
mer). 
surfaces; repeat weekly. 
ton or hand duster, getting dust 
into places where red spiders 
are feeding; repeat frequently. 
FOR COMMERCIAL SPRAYING AND DUSTING 
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