. Late cabbage, from seed until harvest, also seed raising . Fig. 20.—Imported cabbage worm. a. Larva,butterfly. (Riley.) h. Chrysalis. Male usually about three litters of brood during a season, andthe last one passes the winter in the chrysahs stage. The pest seldom does as much damage as a person thinkswhen he looks at the ragged leaves which they have made. They may be controlled by spraying with arsenate oflead, 3 pounds to 50 gallons of water, or with Paris green,1 pound to 150 gallons of water; a little Bordeaux stickeradded to the solution will help to make it adhere to theleaves better
. Late cabbage, from seed until harvest, also seed raising . Fig. 20.—Imported cabbage worm. a. Larva,butterfly. (Riley.) h. Chrysalis. Male usually about three litters of brood during a season, andthe last one passes the winter in the chrysahs stage. The pest seldom does as much damage as a person thinkswhen he looks at the ragged leaves which they have made. They may be controlled by spraying with arsenate oflead, 3 pounds to 50 gallons of water, or with Paris green,1 pound to 150 gallons of water; a little Bordeaux stickeradded to the solution will help to make it adhere to theleaves better. The following is the formula for the sticker: INSECT ENEMIES 73 2 pounds resin, 1 pound sal-soda and 1 gallon of water;cook over a slow fire until it is an amber color. This poison may be put on dry if desired, 1 pound Parisgreen mixed with 20 pounds of air-slaked Hme or flour,applied with powder gun or sifter. It is best to make theapplication when the dew is on, as the powder will stickmuch longer; there is little danger in applying poison tocabbage
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