The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer, Vol. 5: A Chronicle of Country Pursuits and Country Life, Including Poultry, Pigeon, ... July to December, 1882 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer, Vol. 5: A Chronicle of Country Pursuits and Country Life, Including Poultry, Pigeon, and Bee-Keeping; July to December, 1882 Is not the abundance or scarcity of wasps in autumn decided by the weather in July and August? Rain in those months drowns their nests, and our autumn fruits are raved from their depredations, but if those months are fine their numbers will be great in proportion. It must be a good thing to destroy thequeens in spring, but probably when we have done all we can in that respect enough nests will exist in June to admit of their becoming pests if circumstances are favourable. A very simple plan for destroying their nests is to pour coal tar in from an old watering pot, using a hpiece of turf to prevent the tar running out and being wasted. Any nests may thus be destroyed by one man in one evening at a nominal cobtm - AN old subscriber. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.