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  UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY I
  COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE  
  Extension Division I I
  THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director I I_
  CIRCULAR NO. 331 I I  
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Q SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF TOBACCO  
  INSECTS IN 1939 I
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i I   W. D. Reed, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States De-   ul
  '_   Dartment of Agriculture, Richmond, Va., Chairman.   Cr
  .     Z. P. Metcalf, North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, State College   I),
  lx Station, Raleigh, N. C.   OI
X ft   W E. Britten, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven,   C
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i     S. Marcovitch, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Knoxville, Tenn.   ll
{ . _'   W. J. Schoene, Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Va.   i<
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I   W. C. Nettles, South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Clemson,  
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`     L. B. Scott, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States   V
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  -· [ W. A. Shands, B-ureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States   U
{   . Department of Agriculture, Oxford, N. C.    
Vi     F. S. Chamberlin, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United  
Q     L States Department of Agriculture, Quincy, Fla.   I
    Harold C. Hallock, The Pennsylvania State College, state College, Pa.  Ye
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 1 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF TOBACCO 1  
· INSECTS IN 1939 I  
  ARRANGED BY W. A. PRICE 1 1
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  rlllllj (ZUl1ll`t)1 01 tobacco insects is an iniportant p11ase 01 the '    
  tobacco industry. 1)i11erences in type 01 tobacco and conditions 1 1
m`  1. Llll(1C1` wl1ic11 it is grown, make control measures so111ew11at coinpli- ` ` 1  
? eared, A satislactory remedy 101* Z1 given i11sect in ()l1€ area might    
’€° 1 be emirely unsatislactory in another area. Because 01 these and 1    
j other problems encountered with tobacco insects, a '1`obacco IllSC(j1    
€¤1  1 Council was 101`IIlCL1 in 1957. '1`he 1llClHl)€l`S 01 tl1is organization are 1 1
it t‘lll,()lllO1()g1SlS interested in Zllld working 011 tobacco insect prob- 1  
HH.  — lems. '1`he Council meets once each year to pool its llll()l`lllZl11()ll and 1 1  
V  ; formulate l`CC0l111llCIl(111110115. The results 01 tl1e con1erence this    
year, as allects burley and dark {ire—cured tobacco, are C()ll1Zll1lC(1 i11 1 .2
_  ` 111e lollowing suggestio11s. {    
lon'  1 In many instances several I`ClllC(1lCS are give11 101* Zlll i11divid11al , 1  
ms lllSCC1.. Ihts 18 do11e 111 order to provide selectivity. -S()1ll(€ 01 thc  
 _ materials suggested 1111gl1t 1101 be available 111 certa111 areas and 1 ’
 1 o1l1ers 111ay be 011 111e 1)l`C1lllSCS ready 1or use. '1`he various remedies 1 1
ms  _ given are about equal i11 value 2lll(1 1l1e o11e used will depend 11po11   1
I  » local conditions.   1
md   TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE 13  
1 In Plant Beds   1
 1 P}`('Y1(’)Ill()}I. Burn or steam beds prior to planting to destroy 1   
  insects present i11 the top soil. Construct beds so that sides are well  
l)i\lll{C(1 2!ll(l wi1l1 boards litted closely around ntargins. (lover beds  
 _ \\`llll (`1l(‘(‘SC(`lt)l1l containing at lcast 25 stra11ds per li11ear inch. rllll(’ 1  
 QU proper (`<)llSll`ll(`l1(>ll is intportant i11 the control ol` tobacco llca  
 ` bcctles. (S(‘C;\1)1)Cll(llX.>  
[ Dust (l())Il(l17Il·7Ig` I l’z·rce11I R0/twouc. Apply with a rotary  
— hand-operated duster at the rate o1 I/Q 1)()l11l(1 per 100 square yards. n  
_ Repeat application about every #1 clays u111il control is ob1ai11ed.   _1i_  
The dust (Tllll be applied thru 111e (`1()lll cover over the pla111 bed  
, provided 111e cover is dry and is 11ot 1`CS1lllg 011 tl1e pla11ts. 1   

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  ‘   Dusl ConLuiu.iu.g 1’uris.Grccu, 1 purl; Lczul Ar.w·uuIr¢, 5 puns;  
  _ M   llydrulccl Lime, 4 parts. Mix well and apply at the rate ol ML pound     wl
{     per 100 square yards. Repeat application about every ~l to 7 days   Lp
  _ v`   until control is obtained. Apply with a rotary hand-operated duster;    
    Dusl Containing 40 Pcrccul of Cryolilc. Apply with a rotary     O]
    hand-operated duster at the rate ol I/Q pound per 100 square yards 1, 
  p   Repeat application about every 4 days until control is obtained,     g(
i   li Dust C(HlI(Ll7lrl’Ilg Barium l·`lu0silurri/c, S0 Pcrccul; Du.;/ing C/uy,   P.
l {rigid 20 I’m·;·ciiI. Apply with a rotary hantl—operated cluster at the rate     `il
§;._j‘ rV_’   ol 1/3 pound per 100 square yards. Repeat application about every    
    fl days until control is obtained.     X,
yi  1’rcpuru.Iory lo Trausplauling. lt is reconnuended that youngl   p
E   p plants be dusted in the bed just prior to transplanting in the lieltl {   t»
{ ·‘‘a f£2j{¤l with a dust containing l percent ol` rotenone or a dust containing { I 1
l. QQ l. 1 part paris green, 5 parts lead arsenate and #1 parts hydrated liine.   '—
  applied at the rate ol l pound per 100 square yards. This applica-   y (
if `_f_{VJL_i. tion in plant beds serves as a control lor llea beetles alter the plantv i . \
  are set. in the field, provided good coverage is obtained. E. _ t
l   l Newly-set Plants 1  
  Dust Containing l’u.ri.r (Nami, I purl; Lmul r·li·smiu!z¢, 5 pam;   i
    Hydrulcd Lime, 4 purls. Apply innnediately alter setting with zu .i _
lx   ‘ plunger type ol duster or a rotary hand-operated duster, at thc
  ·. rate ol about 3 pounds per acre. Repeat applications about ever; y _
    7 days until control is obtained. 1
  if Dust Containing Cryolilc. Apply with a rotary hand-operateali
lil  duster at a rate to provide good coverage as soon as possible alto 1 i
   V the plants are set.
  Growing Plants ` 1
  Dusl Coulaiuiiig I I’r¢r¢;`Cs 1S irofitztble. Durinr certam 1 ,
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(I/ay, pgyityils, however, and under certain conditions applications of t  
e ratc insecticides are necessary. y F  
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even 1)ii_;/ Cmiluiiiiizg Puri.s’ (jrecii, 1 jioiiiirl; [.IlIli(?, 6 pounds. Apply ; ·
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with a rotary hand-operated duster at the rate of / to 8 pounds t t y
mum per acre. depending upon the size of plains. (jare should be taken   .l
iiglil to gel llll C\'Cll C0\'C1`2lg€ of LltlSl, 215 lllis lCsSCl1S the danger of burning    
tining the leaves.   y
litne. Uiisl (lonluiniiig Cryolilc. l·`ield experiments conducted at    
Wljm. (Ilarksville and Knoxville, 'Iennessee, have given promising results   g
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Plant, with tlns insecticide when used at a strength of 80 percent (bt) parts { {
ciyolite and 20 parts clay or talc). Apply with a rotary hand- ~ ~ E y
o >erated duster at a rate yer acre to rrovide good covera re. Re ieat
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application about every 7 days until control is obtained. i y
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with Ll BLACK EUROPEAN SLUG g ‘
In Plant Beds E 4
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[ c\.U.._ lslywlrrilecl or Air-s/riked Lime. \\’hen damage is confined to mar- i  t
I gins of bed, apply the dust in a band 3 to 4 inches wide and 1/3 inch l F
)Cl__UA_,\ thick along margin just inside bed walls. \\’hen damage is well  
lc [lm] distributed over the bed, apply the lime over the entire surface l '
with a duster at the rate of Lf sounds ner 100 sc uare iards. A) yl i 3
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when soil and plants are dry so that lf will be IHOSL effective and 1
not injure young plants. Late afternoon is recommended as the i Z
rotary most suitable time for making applications. 4 l
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