__ might not get to it." Growers who part of the season. These early
·§i’F‘ have a codling moth problem and spores cause a part of the blossom
2* m 3 good power sprayer to do the job blight or other early season forms of
  are urged to try this practice. brown rot. Mummies on the tree or
)_ ` ————-———·—·—‘ OD the ground also serve as over-
0: OL; NEW BULLETIN wirgeriing quarters for oriental fruit
_, , _- mo arvae.
ialli   buggtlglilggiselgh fgggllggs The blossom_blight stage of brown
it of Un Y H . .
inte. Moth Control was written by Pro- Ietuienen Serious On R€d_BlTd» as
fessor S. C. Chandler. lt is a survey We h as Seine other varieties Qf
man. of grower practices, control meth- lgeac Fai al>11C0tS_ and plums) is
muse ods. and pmblcmsl Every Kentucky arm u because it kills a number
_ _ _ _ . , , - of blossoms that might otherwise
{ibm _ apple grower would profit from _t f_ .t d b
Siudrag this ¤¤*i¤¤¤— A few com ?tmgL`;‘ ;i2€eiOpi""‘l§'3tt*L2eb’§?Z§a§§§
are available from the Illinois Ex- .
’ periment Station, Urbana, Illinois. bleeeems and Often Enters the twlgsi
)F cjausigg some oftéhi triiewlgrowtlihto
ie. e spores a eve o in is
BROWIg’ORI&?T'1£z(?I?lD ITS dtiseased tissue then serve eco carry
t e rown rot infections along and
ucky w_ D_ ARMSTRONG tigese later (cause infections among
’ in Dr R- H· D¤·i¤¤5· l°l=·¤i P=¤h<>l¤· aaligaieiiialiis Ztiiislieniiieiilii lleteilgi
md. gist Of the New Jersey a>=¤¤¤‘im¢¤i been serious a clean-u of all mum
lenns · Stati0n_ made a very interesting and migs from me ground gnd trees am;
ierim enlightening tink On b¤‘¤w¤ mt at the removal of diseased stems twi s
ined the recent Kentucky State Horticul- and wood is im Quant in réducg
iboui mi-ai society meeting at Mayfialdi {hg amount of inifection ar i€d 0 *9%
n O; Kentucky. The points he brought out from year to year Insegt gunctules
i O are Valuable le Kentucky reach of the fruit are also important places
if gi`0“`erS· Many Of these points are for brown rot to enter the reen or
_bmk related below for benefit of those ri Bum fruits Come ueng ood
i “T° mi ¤r¤S¤¤¤· as wai as 3 r¤mi¤d·¤¤‘ iaieet Faiiaai is a sig iiaeiaiiii isn-
'hmd for these who were piiesene trolling the brown rot disease
§ inc In parts of New Jersey, as in many '
`v.Q)`· p3I`t,S of K0lltUCk}', bl`OV\'H I`Ot is 3      
iight serious disease on peaches and `
- Oil plums. The disease appears in the Where brown rot has not been
, ° blossom blight stage, as well as on $€F10¤5. Suliui $Pi`aY$ OF (lusts €l¤Y·
8 in the green and ripening fi·uit5_ lng th€ last Hlollth b€fOI`€ h8I`\'€St
helps The brgxyn i·O[ munimicgv wiiich 8I'€ often SL1fl`lCl€Dt to CODtl`Ol. thé
S "e‘ are simply the remains of peaches disease. aiid many K€¤t¤¢l<>{ gl'0VY‘
  · V that were ruined and dried up by ers have succeeded by following this
nlzes  , brown rot. are the main factor in P_FaQi1€€· Oil ii`¤€ other hand, the Va- "
Elm carrying bl`()\\']‘] rot Ovgy from gpg I`l€t1QS and O1`Cl'l3l`ClS \Vh€I`Q brown
disc year to the next Also, brown rot rot is serious and ·where_ it starts
nal" is carried over winter in diseased with blossom blight mf€9tl0¤$»
nxi? twigs and old fruit stems remaining spraystfoi the aontrpl oflthlel d1seIase
— · on the trees. and in cankers. m¤S 5 ai` muc aa? l€l`~ ll €“’ el`-
¥ the Brown rot mummies that are left S€Y Wii€i`€ bl9$$0m_ blight and subS€'
nice hanging on the trees are considered qU€¤t fruit i¤i€·€ti0¤$ are anmially
nnn' m0l`€ dangerous than those that fall serious, the Experiment _ Station
`Ongn to the ground. The reason for this recommends an aiimlal Pink bua
·eneSj is that the mummies on the tree pro- D1`€-bi0SSOm_ Sl§i`aY_ of €liil€I` H2
Yem duce spores from early spring clear gallon of liquid lime sulfur or 6 `
D thc ` on through the season every time l£>0u¤dS wettablo Silliui P€l` lim gal'
$0 as they are wet by rain, The early lons. Where the blossom_ blight 15
Jglnii _ Season spores given off by these serious th€Y D1`af€1` the liquid lling `
nie I ti’€€ mummies cause the blossom sulfur at this time and emphasize
ge ef _ blight stage of brown rot and the that this material should be put on
me ` SDOFGS given off later in the season only up to the full pmk _bud Stage,
. iiiféct green and ripening fruit at because applications of lime sulfur
fenl ilai`V€St time. On the other hand, with blossoms open may C8l1S€ IH-
pnng the mummies that fall to the ground jury. This lime sulfur spray has also
ago; D1‘0duce spores only during the early been used by some Kentucky grow-
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