Bulbs And Their Cultivation a Practical Treatise On the Cultivation And Propag
Bulbs And Their Cultivation a Practical Treatise On the Cultivation And Propag
Sanders, T. W. (Thomas William), 1855-1926
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Ants. Ants occasionally prove troublesome in beds, borders, and rockeries, by tunnelling beneath the surface, throwing up mounds of soil, and disturbing bulbs and tubers. In the case of small and choice bulbs much in- jury is likely to accrue, owing to their presence. They also run about the leaves of lilies infested with greenfly in search of the honeydew deposited by the latter; and will, in fact, carry these insects about to fresh positions to encourage them to produce the aforesaid secretio...n. Darwin, indeed, called the greenfly the milch cow of the ant. REMEDIES. The simplest way of getting rid of ants in the soil is by 'asphyxiation viz. , making holes six inches deep and a few inches apart in their nests, dropping in a large pinch of a soil fumigant, and then closing the holes firmly with soil. The fumes from this will permeate the soil and suffocate the ants. 156 BULBS AND THEIR CULTIVATION. Narcissus Fly (Merodon narcissi). Of late years the larva of this fly has been found to do serious injury to the bulbs of Narcissi.
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