

THRIP CONTROL 
The control of this insect is absolutely essential to gladiolus 
culture. Means of prevention is advisable. If thrips are present 
»storage, Napthalene Flakes should be sprinkled over the 
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Ibs and covered with papers for a few days. At planting 
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fie all bulbs should be soaked for a few hours in Bichloride 
Lu “Mercury, 1 oz. to 7 gallons of water. In the field, the foliage 
sy be sprayed with Tartar emetic-molasses spray or some 
mod commercial solution, as Rototox. If these precautions are 
taken, practically all injury from disease and thrip may be 
prevented. We have never seen any thrip or thrip injury in owr® 
fields, due perhaps to our precaution and comparative isolation 
from other fields of gladiolus. 


