The Garden Under Glass
Forfatter: William F. Rowles
År: 1914
Forlag: Grant Richards Ltd. Publishers
Sted: London
Sider: 368
UDK: 631.911.9
With Numerous Practical Diagrams From Drawings By G. D. Rowles And Thirty-Two Illustrations From Photographs
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PESTS AND THEIR EXTERMINATION 295
plants should be specially examined and the foliage, etc., sponged with X.L. All insecticide. Where possible, the soil at the surface should be loosened and burnt or the plants repotted, the old soil, crocks, etc., being burnt.
Diagram 60.—Mealy Bug: a, natural size; b, enlarged ; c, bug with woolly substance surrounding it; rf, how it attacks vines ; e, coleuses; and ferns.
After the plants get dry fumigate well, and look over them occasionally afterwards, dropping a little methy-lated spirits on all young bugs that are seen,
Mice.—These animals are troublesome in a good many ways, by eating seeds—tulips, peas, beans, etc. The only sure method is persistently to trap them until all are got rid of. A shilling invested in a dozen break-back traps will prove good value, as the traps can with care be kept for a considerable time.
Mildew.—A disease which can better be prevented