DAMAGE BY PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES 
LOWELL SPRAYERS AND 
DUSTER 
RED SPIDERS and THRIPS. Cause mottled 
graying or yellowing of the foliage, resulting 
in ultimate loss of the plant. Found on the 
undersides of leaves through the growing 
season. Do not like moisture and frequent 
sprinkling of the foliage will discourage them. 
For complete control use: 
RED ARROW. Listed under Aphis. 
EXTRAX (Listed under Aphis.) . Combined 
with 
VOLCK. Listed under Mealybugs. 
ORTHOL. Listed under Aphis. 
RODENTS (Rats, Mice, Moles and Gophers) . 
Use poison baits and traps. Recommended: 
FORCE’S GOPHER KILLER. 60 pellets, 
50c; 175 Pellets, $1.00. 
FORCE’S MOLE KILLER. 21/2-0z. box 
Pellets, 50c; 7-oz. box Pellets, $1.00. 
ORTHO RODENT DESTROYER. Poisoned 
grain bait for gophers, squirrels, rats and 
mice. 6-0z, box, 50c; 1-lb., 75c. 
ORTHO RAT BAIT PELLETS. Red squill 
bait in handy pellets. 2-oz. box, 25c; 
6-0z. box, 45c. 
RODENT BOMBS. Kills by poisonous 
fumes. Efficient when soil is moist, easy 
to use. -/5c per doz. 
AMPCO GOPHER TRAP. Self-setting and 
efficient. 75c. 
MACABEE GOPHER TRAP. 50c. 
SUPERIOR GOPHER and MOLE TRAP. 
Dual-purpose trap, has no sharp prongs, 
kills by strangulation, 30c. 
ROSE SPRAY KIT. Handy kit contains one 
2-0z. bottle each of: 
EXTRAX (listed under Aphis) and 
GREENOL (listed under Blights) com- 
bined in the same solution, makes an ex- 
cellent spray for the control of most rose 
pests. $1.00. 
ROSE WEEVILS. Fuller’s rose weevil and the 
rose snout beetle are small insects with long 
snouts used to penetrate stems and flower 
buds of roses, sucking out plant juices. Use: 
ORTHO ROSE DUST. Dust containing Ro- 
tenone, Pyrethrum, DDT, Fermate and Sul- 
phur. 8-oz. Duster, $1.00; 1-lb. refill, 
ee). 
CALTOX. Listed under Beetles. 
PEST-B-GON. Listed under Beetles. 





Snails and Slugs 
Poisoned baits are good controls 
SLUGS and SNAILS. Eat great chunks out 
of foliage of a wide variety of plants during 
the course of a night’s foraging. Fortunately, 
they like our poison baits, too, Use: 
BUG-GETA MEAL. 21/2-lb. bag, 75c; 6 
Ibs. $1.50; 25 Ibs., $5.60. 
BUG-GETA PELLETS. Listed under Cut- 
worms. 
SNAROL. Poison bait in meal form. 1|-Ib. 
package, 35c; 2% Ibs., 65c; 6 Ibs., $1.25. 
SOD WORMS (Lawn Moth). If small yellow- 
ish-brown butterflies fly jerkily over your 
lawn at dusk, or webs in lawns sparkle with 
morning dew, you have it. Eggs hatch into 
larvae, feeding on grass roots, causing irregu- 
lar brown patches. For immediate relief, use 
the recommended liquids; for long-time con- 
trol, give one application of the recommended 
arsenical. Use: 
RED ARROW. Listed under Aphis. 
EXTRAX. Listed under Aphis. 
LEAD ARSENATE. 
pillars. 
SOWBUGS. Feed on decayed vegetable mat- 
ter, but vary their diet with small bedding 
plants and strawberries. Use: 
ORTHO SOW BUG KILLER. Specially pre- 
pared poison bait for sow bug. 1-Ilb. car- 
ton, 50c. 
Listed under Cater- 
WEEDS. The new weed killers are very effi- 
cient, and best results are obtained by using 
a tank sprayer. Advisable to set aside your 
old equipment for this purpose as it is not 
possible to clean out well enough to insure no 
damage to foliage of plants when next used 
for insect spray. Weeds most vulnerable 
when in full growth and air is humid. Rec- 
ommended: 
AMMATE. Best for poison oak. Non- 
selective killer in powder form; dilute with 
water. 2-Ib. jar, 95c; 6 Ibs., $2.55. 
END-O-WEED. Selective; kills broad- 
leaves weeds without injury to grasses. 
Vou ptyeleOOm mate 2 5a legaleabinsO) 
TRIOX. Kills weeds and sterilizes soil. 
Non-selective. Qts., $1.00; 1 gal., $3.50. 
WIREWORMS, NEMATODES and the GAR- 
DEN CENTIPEDE. Prepare the soil before 
planting to rid the soi! of these pests. 
ORTHO SOIL FUMIGANT. 4-oz. bottle, 
SD Gh pteepileOOr 
D-D SOIL FUMIGANT. 1-gal., $5.85; 
1-qt., $1.75, 1-pt., $1.00. Apply at the 
rate of 1 gal. per 1500 sq. ft. 
WOUNDS. Pruning wounds should be treated 
to prevent damag2 by decay and diszase. 
Use: 
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GALVANIZED COMPRSSED AIR SPRAYERS 
Pennant. Holds up to 4 gallons of spray 
solution. Superior construction, best safety 
features. $13.50. Brass, $19.20. 
Junior. Holds 2/2 gallons. Handy for the 
small garden. Sturdy, safe. $10.90, Brass, 
$17.40 
Reliable. 
nomical, efficient. 
HAND SPRAYERS 
Eco- 
Holds up to 334 gallons. 
$9.80. 


Senator. Efficient, continuous action 
sprayer; | qt. capacity, $1.20. 
Challenger. Sturdily constructed sprayer 
holds 3 quarts; continuous action. $2.45. 
Ambassador. Continuous action. Heavy 
giass jar holds 24 ounces of spray solu- 
tion. $2.00. 
Nu Day. Small |-pt. sprayer for house- 
hold and occasional garden use. 60c. 
DUSTERS 

A vast improvement over the 
Long 
reach, effortless pumping, efficient dis- 
charge from any position; swivel nozzle 
adjusts to any position. $1.80. 
Reto-Biast. 
conventional type of garden duster. 
TREE SSEAL Sl -_pt.esoce a l-qte, D>Oc: Sentry. Small, efficient duster for home 
| -gal., $1.50. and garden. 70c 
DILUTION CHART 
Insecticide Concen- 
Dilution trate to | gallon 
Water 
3 Teaspoons=1 Tablespoon ip tonez | /3 Pints 
2 Tablespoons==1 Fluid Oz. In toe. 50 6  Tablespoons 
16 Fluid Ounces=1 Pint 1 to 100 3. Tablespoons 
2 Pints (32 oz.)=] Quart 1 to 200 12 Tablespoons 
4 Quarts (128 0oz.)=1 Gallon 1 to 400 2 Teaspoons 
1 to 800 | Teaspoon 
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