Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1916 — Currant Worms [ARTICLE]

Currant Worms

Currant worms are easily controlled if taken in time. The reason for the usual difficulty in controlling them is that they are not discovered until they have been working for some tline"an<r have attained nearly full Size, when they are hard to kill. The method of control is to spray the bushes thoroughtly with arsenate of lead and water during the first warm days in May being careful to see that all the lowei branches are covered with the poison, ae this is where the young wormsbe3tn to work. Repeat the spray in about two weeks and again in one week if necessary. If spraying has been neglected and the worms appear about picking tim£ lust the Kayes thoroughly with fresh white hellebore. This will Iqse its strength after a few hours exposure to the air and will not poison those who eat the fruit