THE CODLIN MOTH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4050, 29 February 1892, Page 3

THE CODLIN MOTH.

Mr W. Young writes ns follows in the Marlborough fixpressDuring mv visit to Tasmania I had great pleasure in visiting several fruit gar. dens, The fruit was magnificent and very free from moth, and doting conrersation with tho gardeners I enquired liow tliey wete so free from the pest, And in answer the remarks they, made were that five- yeara ago the moth being BO' bad, and their fruit 'if W'i'Gns&'iiebie, tKey. ttie'd kWerat' remedies, but of no 1 avail The next ste^ I taken' Were to destroy all old trees and re-plant, and' by so doing thoy rid 1 themselves of'a'iirgs amount' of the pest; and then, during

tlio lust few years all those into vested in fruit growing have bison compelled to bandage up tlieii" tree&s; 1 asked questions in reference to this bandage ing, and they tell mo they remove the bandages once a month, and destroy the grub or insect that may be housed up within. They say also the treen are much benefited by spraying a solution of quicklime, sulphur, and cauatio soda, a strong dressing of this being given in mid-winter and another slight dressing when the fruit is just formed. The trees should bo carefully examined once a week, and all fruit with signs of the pest should be picked and destroyed, and by doing so the grub ia exterminated. I rnighi also say that I have not seen a nic«r garden ill Now Zealand, Now, Mr Editor, with your permission I wish to make a tew remarks in reference to this well-kuown pest that is making such havoc among the fruit in this district of Marlborough. Dy attention was called llio other evening, when a lady was removing llio bandages from',her tress, and I saw lier kill 300 rubs from one tree; and sliu has destroyed no loss than 1500 during the last few weeks, This, altogether with my own ox|ierioncc, proves tome that if ibis plan were unanimously adopted, and by cutting down all old and useless trees and replanting, I feel sure in a year or so we should be nearly freo from tliie'.roublesomo moth.