. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests; Insects. INSECTS ATTACKING CEREALS AND GRASSES. 45 and not ; Newly-plowed land is not liked. Moist or wet ground is generally avoided. Closely-grazed meadows and pas- tures are favorite egg-laying ground. The eggs of the Rocky Mountain Locust cannot be found in Kansas, except in the fall following an invasion by adults from the northwest. The Red-legged, the Differential and the Two-striped locusts have about the same egg-laying habits as the Rocky Mountain Locust. The Differential occasionally deposits its eggs " under the ba
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests; Insects. INSECTS ATTACKING CEREALS AND GRASSES. 45 and not ; Newly-plowed land is not liked. Moist or wet ground is generally avoided. Closely-grazed meadows and pas- tures are favorite egg-laying ground. The eggs of the Rocky Mountain Locust cannot be found in Kansas, except in the fall following an invasion by adults from the northwest. The Red-legged, the Differential and the Two-striped locusts have about the same egg-laying habits as the Rocky Mountain Locust. The Differential occasionally deposits its eggs " under the bark of logs that have been felled on low ; 3. Destruction of the young or unfledged locusts in the spring may be accomplished in a number of ways. The young locusts, being wingless, are restricted in their range, are confined to the ground, and are usually thickly massed. Burning, by scattering old straw or hay over the infested areas and lighting it; or by means of machines, consisting of long, open grates wuth screens above directing the heat down, and drawn by horses over the fields; or by dragging a long wire, wrapped in rags which have been soaked in kerosene and ignited, back and forth over the field, is effective. Crushing, where the locusts are on hard, smooth ground, by heavy rollei-s, can be often indulged in. Trajyping or catching, by the use of nets, or by ditches or trenches, or by machines, into w'hich the locusts are fanned or sucked, and dropped into kerosene, is sometimes feasible. Poisoning may be ef- fectively used when it is desired to protect a certain limited area, or special crops, fruit- or shade-trees, etc. Paris green, mixed with 20 to 30 parts of flour, and scattered on the ground, destroys many locusts attracted by the flour. Spraying trees, bushes or garden crops with Paris green (see p. 7) can be relied Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorati
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