Biggle Orchard book Fruit And Orchard Gleanings From Bough to Basket
Biggle Orchard book Fruit And Orchard Gleanings From Bough to Basket
Biggle, Jacob
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Bud worm : A little caterpillar that attacks buds, blossoms and starting leaves. Remedy : Arsenical spray when buds begin to open. Buffalo tree-hopper : A small greenish insect about one-third of an inch long, that punctures the twigs, causing a peculiar scarred appearance. Remedy : Cut off the injured twigs and burn. Codling moth : 'Tis estimated that one-half of America's apple crop is annually ruined by the cod- ling moth. This is the pest that causes ' ' wormy apple- cores. " The moth seldo...m flies except at night, and therefore few fruit-grcwers have ever seen one. About the time that the blossoms are falling, this moth appears and glues its eggs on or near the min- iature apples. In about a week these eggs hatch, 84 BIGGIE ORCHARD BOOK and, as a rule, each little apple worm soon finds its way directly into the upright, open, cup-like blos- som end on top of an apple. Here it hides and feeds for several days then it bores its way into the apple to the core. The time to fight this pest is when it is feeding on the outside of the apple, in the little cup- like cradle.
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