FRUIT PESTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 361, 23 May 1928, Page 12

FRUIT PESTS

USE OF PARASITES EFFECT ON RASPBERRY ! The ravages of fruit pests were ! again deprecated at the conference <A j the Auckland Provincial Fruitgrower* I Association yesterday. A remit urg« j ing the Horticultural Department to j greater effort in finding a parasite to j combat the codlin moth, mealy bug and small bronze beetle, was dis« ' cussed. “I sav unhesitatingly that the hrst lack of control is the 5 per cent. a* lowance on marketable moth-infested fruit,” said Mr. Rice, orchard instructor. “Surely the province has made an advance in the cultural iruit i» dustry since that was included in the Act. It is in a better commercial position than ever before. are increasing culture methods inr proved, and we should move for elimination of the 5 per cent, alio ance.” _ . , a As long as the bronze bee Je liberty on unturned land in th e chard, there will be re-intesta JO* despite ail the arsenic used. The "“fjL mum destruction is caused W ! beetle when it is a grub. Liea™» cultivation, together with early s P. y ] ing, is a great safeguard from ! invasion by the pest. Many pata j have been introduced to combat K. I none have established themselvra. i variety of ladybird appeared to be ! cessful, but when liberated m Mg ' orchard it did not multiply sufficii to destroy the mealy bug. dimf A Voice: If we are going Jo ew inate all the pests, we wi u ourselves, as fruit-growing win easy for everyone. tM I think we can over-eViro damage to raspberries and fruits from parasites if b iadf introduced to eradicate t berrv,” commented Mr. ..Merti All rasp berry—growers, he should not be in too srea • tIM ! deter departmental research into blackberry menace. „ m all bef An interested cultunst of <** Ties differed, saying tta » AnnW Auckland district there was W j , the growth of berries wl-ich turn a handsome margin « f 'r r ai ! It was stated that T>r. Tlljya I given an assurance that bo introduced which would tc* nisnberrv plantations.