The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 14
Remedies
Remedies.
Traps of pieces of carrot, turnip, mangel wurzel, or vegetable marrow put round the plant-centres might be advantageously employed. This is done in Germany. Vegetable marrow is the best medium, being soft.
In the case of a serious attack the use of the paraffin saturated materials recommended in many other cases would be beneficial. Curtis talks of lime water being used with effect as well as of nitrate of soda being washed in. This would hardly be practicable.