- SOOT HAGG-CT COTPOL -
One o.f' mo pri'; ip*. I pests we
have to fight m oar gf/auns 1.3
the root Maggot, tho larvae of a
small fly*
Corrosive sublimate is prob
ably the nest ei'1 eesive weapon a
vailaoie to u:? w! ch which to con
bat the root maggot.
Preparing 'she S.nation
i'o prepare •“•the corrosive sub
limate solution. dissolve one or,
of the 3 hotimate in a sma„l arcant
of very hob water., ( CAW I OH s
Use wood, stoneware or glass ves
sels only,} After it is thorough
ly dissolved, dilute vM fch j.O gal*
of cold water (nevev less than S)
then apply '.hi s 3 elution at the
rate o.f about -4- teacupful to each
cauliflower or cabbage plant, dare
must be talren that the solution
runs uown along +_he root and not
away irom the plant. This will
not injure the pleat., but vhe mag
got feeding on the tissue will be
killed, With rutabagas, raclishoc
or turnips, use a con with a
3pout or small pitcher am put the
solution along the row. Hold the
pitcher close to the ground so that
the solution will not wet the fol
iage nor run away from the ruots.
Tine jjf _P_goatrert
lisu.siJ.T- two applications are
necessary wr.th the root crops, and
occasionally three - It is necess
ary to exam re the plants to deter
mine the number of applications
needed. Treat the plants first
when they are about three inches
high, before the roots start to
swell, Ippjy che second treat
ment seven to ten days Inter,
Treat cabbage and cauliflower with
in one week after transplanting,
and again .a week to ten days latei,
If the maggots shew up later give
further treatment,
CAUTION
Corrosive sublimate is a vio
lent poison. Handle it with ex
treme care. Keep the solution
covered at all times or in a closed
container and away from children
and livestock. The solution will
not lose it’s strength standing be
tween treatments. It is safest to
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HOOT KAO GOT CONTROL Gjdhf
mm only the nmount '
used each cimo„
Conv.r c J
jjjD
; sd'ed or
/hen once this pest ban appear
ed, chore seems to bo little chance
ob complete eradication,. ' home pre
vent a si-re ip.onsv.ro a wil L reduce the
romibor however, if ycr.tr go. r don is
fields
isojated from other gardens oi
Clean culture will help lie
down
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olio • <x. i'v U .. «
Destruction of all plants in the fall
by burying or burning will
!L?ol] spading or' plowing, xrl
jIO—p [.
:.l care
jto eery all trash, is a go- d practice
(All those measures are of little val
iao if your neighbors do nothing in
Itho way of control.
There are several species of
iraggot fly, Thoscin which v;o are
post- in cores tec. o:
car. cage ~nb
(onion maggot * The l atter is not
nearly sc
T^*! -j r p ■r' | " /
- i i ■ ^ w J- ' j. s
VPOUC.
arc si miliar
e l errae re
appear
o*-- ^ o~ c»v>J.C i/I *C il
jb)aek stripes above and between the
Swings., The adu.Lc ic-maic fly :lc.pos
!anco. boiny a iigh
lire
h t > ■•'*
eggs on tiio r/*om c
plant near tno surface of the ground
•or sometimes on the around near the
•XT’on 20 to 50 eggs and err bo seen
Each. m
ir.uaa o* eg..3 contains
pc whitish muss,
rn four to seven day?
rr
■i li -
eg c hat oh
xh young
maggots aranodio.ccly r.i'cv/J (.own the
nt’vek' end sbav-b reeding mu' bvj.-:-ov
a root tiesv.ee.j
jir g into th
h-.T
tend °
in:
r.i:
got develops 1 o g/v.h vro oor
t ions aid bo cove:
mo.ee eggs,
cm tno date o
ce.ace
vncv.ea
it ion until the adult appoc.rs tunes
them four to seven welts, -■'ending
largely upon woabhor conditions. In
[Alaska there are .. at least two .
floods each year* The pupa vs the
K-ago in wed eh the fly spends- the wit
tDi* Crops v/itiert are nosb damaged
pY those posts are cauliflow vycab
ago, rutabagas, tu.rr.xp, it dish, and
pccasionally onions and boobs. Whore
prbbagc and onoliflower arc riant3d
fcogotho.r: the caul:.flower sellers
fileib. Some varieties of turnips arc
hero resistant than oshers.
Talent works, genius cr r.tos*