anaheim-gazette 1924-05-08

MEALYBUG SITUATION IN ORANGE COUNTY Due to the fact that there is a considerable acreage of citrus in this county infested with mealybug, we feel it is the duty of this office to place before the growers the most economic and surest method of control; so, the following outline is simply to avoid as far as possible mistakes in identifying species and to get the growers started on control measures that have proven economic and effective. We will begin by giving a very short description of mealybug and then follow later with a more detailed description of the species which have proven of economic importance on citrus in this county. There are numerous species of mealybug and allied genera. The full matured female mealybug is from one-quarter to three-eights inches in length and is covered with a white, cottony, waxy coating and they are supplied with lateral filaments which vary in lengths and size. The anal filaments of most all of these insects are very much alike, being somewhat larger and longer than the lateral filaments: Several hundred eggs are laid by the female which hatch in from six to fourteen days during the summer months. After hatching the young settle on the fruit and foliage, and it requires, with some of the species about sixty days for them to reach maturity, during the summer months, this, of course, is greatly extended over the winter periods. There has been described, something like thirty-two species and allied genera, these attack several hundred different varieties of plants. However, the average grower is vitally interested in being able to identify some of the species that have proven of economic importance on citrus, before they the practical entomologists and horticulturalists of this state. Mr. Clausen in his work found that thoroughly drenching the trees with water, the mealy bug and the egg sacks could be dislodged and this would keep the trees commercially clean for a short period. This, however, proved quite expensive, due to the many applications necessary to control the infestation. Mr. Woglum recommended an oil spray against some of the species and on the Citrophilus he recommended removing the bands and spraying the trunks of the trees with distillate and soap powder, then he advised the using of natural enemies after this first treatment. Commercial sprayers have recommended oil emulsions for the control of the various species of mealybug, any of the emulsions, of course, will give a fair commercial control if applied at the proper time. Due to overlapping and numerous generations in order to get a commercial control that will last over any considerable period, it is necessary to spray several times. Most of the oil sprays, of course, make it rather expensive unless commercial control of other insects can be obtained with the same application, this is hardly expected, due to the fact that at time the mealybug are serious and need attention, the other scale insects are in a very poor condition for treatment; that is to say that it is necessary during the spring and summer months to spray for mealybug, while with most of the scale insects, better control can be expected from a fall or winter treatment. The cost of some of the oil sprays on average trees will run from 35 to 45 cents, and when we consider two or possibly three sprayings for commercial control you can see that this added to the annual fumigation imposes quite a bur and it requires, with some of the species about sixty days for them to reach maturity, during the summer months, this, of course, is greatly extended over the winter periods. There has been described, something like thirty-two species and allied genera, these attack several hundred different varieties of plants. However, the average grower is vitally interested in being able to identify some of the species that have proven of economic importance on citrus, before they have gained a foothold in his orchard. Should some of these species be brought in with ornamentals, as practically all of those that attack citrus also find many suitable hosts in other plants. Therefore, it behooves everyone to be on the alert, and if his orchard is some distance from the districts that infested, he should destroy those plants that harbor species which feed upon citrus. There are six species that have been recorded as attacking citrus which have proven themselves of economic importance. In this county we have three species, which feed upon citrus freely, one of these is commonly known as the Baker's mealybug, it is prevalent throughout this county, another known as the common citrus mealybug, is found in several sections of the county; but the one that has proven the most serious, is the one which was described by Mr. Clausen in 1915. and has been called the Citrophilus mealybug. The first outbreak of this mealybug was in the Upland district in San Bernardino County in about 1913, and was introduced into this county only a few years ago and has proven a serious pest in some sections. This species differs somewhat in its structure and habits to some of the other species, for instance the general shape is about the same as the other species, the filaments are somewhat coarser and the corrugations are more pronounced. The lateral filaments are coarser than most of the others that attack citrus, another point is the indented corrugations that run lengthwise of the body, and then the body juice of this insect is wine colored, whereas, in most of the other species the body juice is more of a gray or water color. This insect has a habit of coming down the tree and hiding in any rubbish that it may be able to find, in which to oviposit. This makes the grower at times feel that he has little or no mealybug, to wake up in a short time to find that the eggs have a very poor condition for treatment; that is to say that it is necessary during the spring and summer months to spray for mealybug, while with most of the scale insects, better control can be expected from a fall or winter treatment. The cost of some of the oil sprays on average trees will run from 35 to 45 cents, and when we consider two or possibly three sprayings for commercial control you can see that this added to the annual fumigation imposes quite a burden on the average orcharist; so artificial control measures are not recommended generally speaking. In occasional cases where the grower feels the loss will be too great by waiting for natural enemies, he of course, may derive a sufficient amount of benefit to warrant the resorting to some sort of a spray to obtain immediate relief. Biological control is a very old method of handling infestations of insect pests. The most striking example is that of the Cottony cushion scale. This method has been employed against several species of mealybug, first, against the common citrus mealybug. It was found in handling infestations by this method that if the orchard was allowed to go until natural enemies became numerous enough in the orchard of their own accord to destroy the infestation the grower would suffer considerable damage in waiting for them to find and develop in sufficient numbers to destroy the mealybug; so an effort was made to rear and liberate those natural enemies in the groves which have proven most effective from experiments against certain species of mealybug, as soon as the infestations were discovered. There are numerous predators and parasites, which feed upon the various species of mealybug, some of these are quite effective against several species; while others refuse absolutely to work upon some species, others are destroyed by hyperparasites. Laboratory experiments have worked out, of thenumerous predators, those that are best suited for laboratory production. In the insectary at Santa Paula we used the predators that fed almost exclusively on mealybug. Of the predators Cryptolaemmus headed our list. We also tested out Hyperaspis lateralis and several species of Scymnus, and the two species of brown lacewing, and the green lacewing. There are numerous other predators that occasionally do considerable good work, among these might be mentioned Bignibius. SACRAMENTO force of the U ment has been effectively aga m mouth disease disease has be tain limited d e and the work proceeding right direction of D ossonal Represen t Wallace, depar t who has com pined feder al. "Every meth o past experience study is being possi bility of s and to wipe it that there will recurrence," as "There is no NOTICE OF ANAHEIM pal place of busin es hereby given, th eof the corporation 1924, the several hold ers, as followe r Nan Wm. Klauslin Holmes E. & Glenn S. Fry Glenn Stillwe W. J. & H. J. Frank Carney C. O. Dale Harry Felling Harry Felling Fred Van Ha n Ben Baxter Carl Simmons Carl Simmons Roscoe Sawyer T. Salki J . H. Wentis Albert O. Nel I . J. & Kate O I . J. & Kate O I . J. & Kate O G. Eckdall And in acco n on the 10th day o f as may be neces sive corporat ion, Rural 1924, at 8 o'clock together with cost 5/1-3t by the use of th e in small cans and to the infested tree finishing nail int er one foot from th e ants have been mealybug begin bands, Cryptolaemme ed among the mea These are the pr en be taken in han g This insect has a habit of coming down the tree and hiding in any rubbish that it may be able to find, in which to oviposit. This makes the grower at times feel that he has little or no mealybug, to wake up in a short time to find that the eggs have hatched and the young have emerged and are ascending the trees and attaching themselves to the new growth and the young fruit. This habit taken advantage of by placing bands around the trunks of the trees in which they will congregate, and this later has been found advantageous in employing the biological method in controlling this species. This species causes serious damage to the fruit and foliage, they congregate around the young fruit and by the drain of the plant juices, cause it to drop. They also excrete a honey dew, in which the well known sooty mold fungus grows, this covers the foliage and interferes materially with the normal functions of the trees. So in new outbreaks considerable damage is done, at times, before the insects can be brought under control. Numerous artificial control methods have been employed against all species of mealybug, some of which have proven effective for a very short time. One of the oldest and first methods used by an experimenter on these insects, was carbolic acid emulsion, used by Mr. E. O. Essig, in Ventura county on citrus mealybug about 1909. Mr. Essig's experiments made him feel that very effective results could be obtained from this material. Later commercial field observations brought this material into disruption by most of worked out, of numerous predators, those that are best suited for laboratory production. In the insectary at Santa Paula we used the predators that fed almost exclusively on mealybug. Of the predators Cryptolaemus headed our list. We also tested cut Hyperaspis lateralis and several species of Scymnus, and the two species of brown lacewing, and the green lacewing. There are numerous other predators that occasionally do considerable good work, among these might be mentioned Rizobius Ventralis two-stabbed lady bird beetle and the Lopanthae. Of the parasites we used the Sicilian, the Chrysoplatycerus splendens and the Leucopis bella. Some ofthe predators like the Hyperaspis and lacewings are attacked by hyperparasites which at times reduces their good work to almost nil. But of all of these we have found that the Cryptolaemus can be reared to better advantage, under laboratory conditions, and really give better results in the field than any of the others. In our work with Citrophilus mealybug Cryptolaemus, a species of Scymnus, which has recently been introduced, and the green lacewing are able to do effective work. The Cryptolaemus being one of the largest predators that feeds upon mealybug and free from the attack of secondaries, which makes it the surest and most effective predator that can be employed against any species of mealybug. The following brief outline will give effective relief if properly carried out: First of all the trees should be banded in order to induce the mealybug to congregate upon descending in search of a suitable place to lay their eggs. If the groves are infested with ants they should be cleanded up by the use of the small cans and to infested tree finishing nail into one foot from the ants have been mealybug begin bands, Cryptolaemus ed among the meadows. These are the prey taken in bandings. We try to ratch them into two hatch into revenge feed upon the meadow only about thirty warmer parts of Cryptolaemus to go during the W is very much extender above number liberals they will destroy or tion through the they are once established it seems that they destroy most of thus afford a very clal control. This brief outline hands of the growers that it might help have only recently philus mealybug in we can have your trying out the abd and calling to the spectors any suspects, which you amify, it will greatly ling liberations prompt when it may be more serious damage frie With the insects we are able to prince three thousand O U.S. EXPERTS LEAD WAR ON FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE This is Dr. U. G. Houck of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, (left) who has been placed by Secretary Wallace in complete command of the fight being effectively waged on the foot and mouth disease outbreak in California, and G. H. Hecke, director Department of Agriculture, State of California, who is assisting Dr. Houck in quickly and permanently stamping out the epidemic. SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—The full force of the United States government has been brought into play effectively against the foot and mouth disease in California. The disease has been confined to certain limited districts in the state and the work of stamping it out is proceeding rigorously under the direction of Dr. U. G. Houck, personal Representative of Secretary Wallace, department of agriculture. If you expect to be married long, better not be married "short." NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT ANAHEIM EUCALYPTUS WATER COMPANY, Location Principal Place of business, Anaheim, Orange County, California. Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the board of Directors held on the 10th day of March 1924, Assessment No. 16, of three ($3.00) dollars per share was levied on the capital stock of the corporation payable immediately to the Secretary of the company, at Anaheim, Orange County, California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 17th day of April, 1924, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 12th day of May, 1924, at 8 P. M., to pay for the delinquent assessment, together with the cost of advertising and expense of sale. ANAHEIM EUCALYPTUS WATER COMPANY, By M. E. Beebe, Secretary. 3/20—5t. SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—The full force of the United States government has been brought into play effectively against the foot and mouth disease in California. The disease has been confined to certain limited districts in the state and the work of stamping it out is proceeding rigorously under the direction of Dr. U. G. Houck, personal Representative of Secretary Wallace, department of agriculture, who has complete control of the combined federal and state forces. "Every method justified by our past experience and by scientific study is being used to prevent any possibility of spread of the disease and to wipe it out so thoroughly that there will be no chance of its recurrence," said Dr. Houck. "There is no danger of spread of the disease through shipment of fruits, vegetables or dairy products from the great non-infected areas of California. We know of no instance where the disease has been carried by such shipments," Dr. Houck said. Complete confidence in the men in the field was expressed by Dr. J. R. Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal industry, United States department of agriculture, in a message he has just sent to Dr. Houck and the local federal inspectors. "We have in California," he said, "the best equipped force of inspectors that was ever assembled on a foot and mouth detail. Our methods are not experimental, but have been weighed in the balance of practical experience and have always produced the desired results." NOTICE OF SALE OF STOCK FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT ANAHEIM EUCALYPTUS WATER COMPANY—Location of principal place of business, Anaheim, Orange County, State of California. Notice is hereby given, that there is delinquent upon the following described stock of the corporation, on account of assessment levied on the 10th day of March, 1924, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: | Name | Certificate No. | No. of Shares | Amount | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Wm. Klausing | 319 | 10 | $30.00 | | Holmes E. & Lillian E. Bradley | 411 | 2 | 6.00 | | Glenn S. Fry | 419 | 1 | 3.00 | | Glenn Stillwell | 405 | 1 | 3.00 | | W. J. & H. J. Kogler | 311 | 3 | 9.00 | | Frank Carney, Estate | 236 | 14 | 42.00 | | C. O. Dale | 390 | 1 | 3.00 | | Harry Fellinge | 348 | 2 | 6.00 | | Harry Fellinge | 404 | 1 | 3.00 | | Fred Van Hagen | 145 | 5 | 15.00 | | Ben Baxter | 147 | 2| 7.50 | | Carl Simmons | 301 | 5 | 15.00 | | Carl Simmons | 303 | 5 | 15.00 | | Roscoe Sawyer | 287 | 10 | 30.00 | | T. Saiki | 368 | 10 | 30.00 | | J. H. Wents | 387 | 10 | 30.00 | | Albert O. Nelson | 402 | 5 | 15.00 | | I. J. & Kate Owens | 424 | 1 | 3.00 | | I. J. & Kate Owens | 425 | 1 | 3.00 | | I. J. & Kate Owens | 426 | 1 | 3.00 | | I. J. & Kate Owens | 427 | 1 | 3.00 | | I. J. & Kate Owens | 428 | 1 | 3.00 | | G. Eckdall | 429 | 10 | 30.00 | And in accordance with law, and order of the Board of Directors made on the 10th day of March, 1924, so many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be necessary will be sold at public auction, at the office of the said corporation, Rural Route No. 3, Anaheim, California, on the 12th day of May, 1924, at 8 o'clock P.M. of that day, to pay delinquent assessments thereon, together with costs of advertising and expenses of the sale. 5/1-3t by the use of the poison syrup placed in small cans and these are fastened to the infested tree by driving a small finishing nail into the trunk obout one foot from the ground, as soon as the ants have been destroyed and the mealybug begin to appear in the bands, Cryptolaemnis should be liberated among the mealybug in the bands. These are the preliminary steps to be taken in handling light infestation to cover all the territory we expect to follow the same policy that we have been carrying out, and that is to go back into the groves that have been cleaned up by early liberations and collect from these groves the vast production it is possible to get in badly infested orchards. These collections are liberated in other orchards and thus you see, we have both the increase from field produce. Change now to the brand that never changes and you'll never change again. LUCKY STRIKE Big Pay Jobs OPEN IN Los Angeles for auto mechanics, electricians, etc., earn $40 to $125 week. Learn auto trades. Short, easy, practical course. We guarantee to qualify you. Earn room and board while learning. FREE 84-page illustrated catalogue explains everything. Write Dept. 145 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SCHOOL 4004 So. Figueroa, Los Angeles. 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It requires only about thirty days, during the warmer parts of the year for the Cryptolaemus to go through a generation, during the winter months this is very much extended; but with the above number liberated on each tree they will destroy a very bad infestation through the summer months, if they are once established in the grove it seems that they search out and destroy most of the mealybug, and thus afford a very effective commercial control. This brief outline is placed in the hands of the grower with the thought that it might help some of those who have only recently discovered Citrophilus mealybug in their orchards. If we can have your cooperation in carrying out the above outlined plan, and calling to the attention of the inspectors any suspicious looking insects, which you are not able to identify, it will greatly assist us in making liberations promptly and at a time when it may be possible to prevent serious damage from an infestation. With the insectary we now have, we are able to produce from two to three thousand Cryptolaemus daily. In order to cover all the territory we expect to follow the same policy that we have been carrying out, and that is to go back into the groves that have been cleaned up by early liberations and collect from these groves the vast production it is possible to get in badly infested orchards. These collections are liberated in other orchards and thus you see, we have both the increase from field production and our insectary the insectary of course, affording the basis of supply, and when we have a serious outbreak we have the field collections which equal several thousand some days out of the orchards where liberations were made early. 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