HOW TO PROTECT YOUR GARDEN FROM 
The principal garden pests and diseases are described 
below, together with a selection of materials to combat 
them. Remember, the old adage ‘’An ounce of prevention 
is worth a pound of cure”’ is as true in the garden as any- 
where. Follow the directions of the manufacturer care- 
fully. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 
ANTS. Keep them out of your garden. They are accomplices in the 
damage caused by aphis, scale and mealy-bugs because they transport 
the young of these pests to choice feeding areas on your plants. 
Obviously, they do not provide this service without recompense—they 
feed on the excretions of the insects; your plants provide a welcome 
pasture. Products for ant control: 
Ant-B-Gon. Set of 4 dispensers 60c; refill liquid—4 oz. bottle 25c, 
16 oz. bottle 60c. 
Grant’s Ant Stakes. 
SipZo: 
Ortho Ant and Roach Powder. 
For ant runs near foundation. Package of 12, 
414 -0z. box 25c. 
APHIS. Sometimes called ‘’plant lice’’, a well-deserved name. Aphis 
attack the succulent new growth of almost all shrubs and trees. The 
new growth on roses is particularly vulnerable. Aphis feed on the 
plant juices in the stems and leaves, often causing them to curl. One 
spray application in spring will not clean up the infestation; follow up 
at 7- to 10-day intervals until control is complete. For aphis control, 
use: 
Blackleaf ““40’’. Nicotine sulphate; should be mixed with an oil 
SOLA NOz a DOL CES OGH Oz mS) ROD Malm po 215 OmAulbsmoS.OOr 
Botano Dust. Package serves as duster, holds 10 oz. 60c; refill 
package, | Ib. 50c, 4 Ibs. $1.10. 
End-O-Pest. Package serves as duster, holds 10 oz. 65c; refill 
cartridge, 10 oz. 50c; 2-Ib. carton $1.25. 
Extrax. Liquid insecticide. 1 oz. bottle 35c, 4 oz. $1.00, 16 oz. 
$2.75: 
Orthol. Liquid insecticide containing oil, nicotine and DDT. 4 oz. 
5Oc: 
BEETLES. Eat holes in stems, leaves and fruits. The best known 
beetle is the Diabrotica (green Lady Bird) with 12 spots on its back. 
Others of importance are the Elmleaf beetle and the Flea-beetle. Use 
these products for the control of beetles: 
Caltox. Garden dust containing cryolite, copper and zinc. Pack- 
age serves as duster, holds 10 oz. 49c, 2-lb. package 75c. 
End-O-Pest. Listed under Aphis. 
Orthol. Listed under Aphis. 
Pest-B-Gon. Liquid insecticide containing 20% DDT. 4 oz. 65c, 
16 oz. $2.00. 
BLACKSPOT. A major pest of rose foliage caused by a fungus. 
be controlled by the materials suggested under Mildew. 
BLIGHTS. The best known of these is Brown Rot of the apricot. Twigs 
wither and dry up, turning black; fruits become brown and rotten in 
spots. Peach Blight (Shot-hole) attacks peaches, almonds and apri- 
cots; foliage perforated or spotted, stems and fruits marked with red 
spots. Control: 
Bordo Mixture. Prepared powder for dilution with water. 
package 50c, 4 Ibs. 90c. 
Bordelo. Liquid fungicide containing copper. 
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Flotox. Finely powdered sulphur used as dust or diluted with water 
for spray. 26-0z. package 35c, 4-lb. package 60c. 
Greenol. Liquid fungicide containing copper. 4 oz. 60c, 
$1.50, Ya gal. $5.00. 
BULBS. For disinfection during storage, use naphthalene flakes. Do 
not sift flakes over bulbs. Place flakes in separate open paper bag in 
closed container containing bulbs for first two weeks of storage only. 
Also used when planting bulbs to discourage gophers. 
Naphthalene Flakes. | /2-Ilb. box 25c, 5 Ibs. 50c. 
CATERPILLARS (WORMS). Eat the leaves, flowers and fruits of a 
great variety of plants; may sometimes cause complete defoliation. 
Controls for caterpillars: 
Botano Dust. Listed under Aphis. 
Extrax. Listed under Aphis. 
Lead Arsenate. Stomach poison in powder form. Place in solution 
with Volck (see below) for effective coverage. | Ib. 50c, 4 Ibs. 
SileZon 
May 
1-Ib. 
8-oz. bottle 35c, 
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CODLING MOTH. Eggs laid by this moth hatch into larvae attacking 
the fruits of pears and apples. Control is difficult but not impossible; 
result is clean, delicious fruit. Use a combination spray of the arsenical 
and oil listed below; begin spraying with flower petal drop and follow 
up each two weeks until mid-summer. 
Lead Arsenate. Listed under Caterpillars. 
Volck. Oil Spray for many sucking insects and useful spray carrier 
for other materials. 4-oz. bottle 25c, 16 oz. 50c, | gal. $2.25, 
prgala ple2or 
CONIFERS are subject to attack by the Cypress and Juniper Tip Moth 
larvae, causing twigs to turn brown. Use this combination for control: 
Extrax. (listed under Aphis) combined with 
Volck (listed under Codling Moth). 
CUTWORMS. Larvae of night-flying moths hide in soil at base of 
plants and chew on stem at ground level; sometimes go higher to eat 
buds and foliage. Controls: 
Appo Cutworm Bait. Poisoned apple bait. 
Bug-geta Pellets. Compressed poisoned bait. 
2 lbsw65c,,onlbs. SilpZo-e2oulbSy pa4acne. 
1-Ilb. package 35c. 
12-oz. package 35c, 
DOGS. Certain plants in your garden may become regular visiting 
points for dogs, to the detriment of the appearance of the plants. 
Control: Seram. Dog repellent. Shaker carton 49c. 
EARWIGS. Dark chestnut-brown in color with a pair of forceps at the 
rear; become very active and should be controlled in early summer. If 
uncontrolled will finally invade the home. Voracious eaters of suc- 
culent foliage; feed at night. Use: 
Ortho Earwig Bait. Specially prepared poison bait attractive to 
Earwigs. 21/2-lb. bag. 75c. 
GARDEN SPRAY SET. Contains one 4-oz. bottle 
each of Extrax insecticide, Greenol liquid fungi- 
cide and Volck oil spray. Use all three in one 
solution for control of many insects and diseases 
in the garden. Set $1.85 each. 
LEAF CURL. Makes miserable monstrosities of 
peach foliage in spring. For best control, spray in 
the dormant season and again in the spring just as 
the buds swell. Use these for leaf curl: 

Bordo Mixture. Listed under Blights. 
Bordelo. Listed under Blights. 
Greenol. Listed under Blights. 
LEAFHOPPERS. Sprightly little pale yellowish-green hoppers appear 
on foliage in summer. When spraying or dusting, don’t overlook the 
undersides of leaves. Small areas on the leaf appear as if the chlorophyll 
had been scraped off. Controls: 
Botano Dust. Listed under Aphis. 
End-O-Pest. Listed under Aphis. 
Orthol. Listed under Aphis. 
LEAF MINERS. Larvae of beetles, moths and flies making grooves in 
the tissue on the undersides of leaves. When spraying, be sure to 
thoroughly wet the undersides of foliage and follow up at 7- to 10-day 
intervals until control is obtained. For leaf miners, use: 
Blackleaf ‘’40’’. Listed under Aphis. 
Orthol. Listed under Aphis. 
Pest-B-Gon. Listed under Beetles. 
LEAF SLUGS. Appear in early summer on the foliage of cherries and 
pears. Slugs chew off the surface tissue of leaves. Control: 
Lead Arsenate. Listed under Caterpillars, combined with 
Volek. Listed under Codling Moth. 
MEALYBUGS. Suck the plant juices of a great variety of perennials, 
shrubs and trees. White scale-like insects with a protective coating 
of white ‘‘meal’’; usually appear with cottony masses concealing eggs. 
May be found working on the roots as well as the tops of plants. Must 
be hit with a driving spray to penetrate mealy coating. Controls: 
Kleenup. Oil spray for use in dormant season and only on plants 
losing leaves in winter. 16-0z. bottle 49c. 
Orthol. Listed under Aphis. 
Volck. Listed under Codling Moth. Especially recommended for 
this pest on evergreen shrubs and trees. 
