Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1917 — KAISER BUG. [ARTICLE]

KAISER BUG.

The green plant lice, or “Kaiser Bugs,” which have been very destructive to the gardens of Indiana this year, have finally reached the truck growing regions of the northern part of Jasper county. Growers of pickles, melons, beans and potatoes will suffer severely unless control measures are adopted at once. The heaviest losses are being incurred around Wheatfield and DeMotte at present but the insects will doubtless reach all parts of the truck region. County Agent Learning states that the control of these insects is not especially difficult. The lice are sucking insects and are not killed by stomach poisons applied to the surface of the leaves. They are easily destroyed by contact poisons sprayed directly upon the insects. Solutions of nicotine sulphate, sold by the druggists of the county under various trade names, sprayed on the under side of the leaves will be found very effective. fn spraying on a large scale it is necessary for one man to lift up the vines from the ground and another to apply the material with a hand spray pump. Applications may be necessary at intervals of three weeks or changes in weather conditions may be unfavorable for the development of the insects and prevent further trouble.