Scale and Codlin Moth.
The enemies to pear culture are the cocilia moth aud scale. It is my opinion, says Mr C. W. Reed, of Sacramento, that we can overcome both these pests without serious expense or loss. For scale on pear trees I use clear, refined coal oil, with a spray pump for large trees and a brush for small trees. If used thoroughly, it will destroy the scale completely, and 1 have never seen a tree injured by its use. For codliu moth 1 use Paris green, applied when the fruit is fairly set on the trees. Two applications will do no barm when the fruit is small, and with cloth or paper traps tied around the trunks of the trees, and by thorough cultivation, very little fruit will be injured.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2057, 20 April 1887, Page 2
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133Scale and Codlin Moth. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2057, 20 April 1887, Page 2
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