Manual of vegetable-garden insects . Fig. 4. — Chrysalis of importedcabbage worm (X 25). MANUAL OF VEGETABLE-GARDEN INSECTS. front wing is grayish; there are twol)hick spots on the front wing of thefemale and one in the male and inboth sexes there is a black spot nearthe front margin of the hind wing(Fig, 5). Spruig males are smallerand sometimes unspotted. In NewEngland the cabbage butterfly hasthree broods annually and in theSouth there are said to be six. Co)itrol. Cabbage worms may be easilykilled by spraying with paris green,1 pound in 50 gallons of water, orarsenate of lead (paste), 4 po
Manual of vegetable-garden insects . Fig. 4. — Chrysalis of importedcabbage worm (X 25). MANUAL OF VEGETABLE-GARDEN INSECTS. front wing is grayish; there are twol)hick spots on the front wing of thefemale and one in the male and inboth sexes there is a black spot nearthe front margin of the hind wing(Fig, 5). Spruig males are smallerand sometimes unspotted. In NewEngland the cabbage butterfly hasthree broods annually and in theSouth there are said to be six. Co)itrol. Cabbage worms may be easilykilled by spraying with paris green,1 pound in 50 gallons of water, orarsenate of lead (paste), 4 pounds in 50 gallons of first application should be made soon after the plantsare set out and repeated whenever the worms become numer-ous. The poison may be applied in the form of a dust dilutedwith some inert material, such as flour, plaster or hydratedlime, but is not so effective wdien used in this way. Chemicalanalysis of sprayed plants has shown that there is practicallyno danger from eating cabbages that have been treated wuthan arsenical. In the home garden jtyrethrum, hellebore or hotwater (130° F.)
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