. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. INSECTS ATTACKING GARDEN VEGETABLES. 59 In the last few years it has been extending its range northward through Kansas, until now it appears to have spread over the greater part of the State. In the Report of the Kansas State Horticultural Society for 1882, Mr. A. N. Godfrey reports that the pest appeared about the last week in July (1882) in Greenwood county in great numbers. It was found on cabbage, turnips, horse-radish, and mustard. He declares that it is generally considered a new in- sect among the farmers. In recent years it appears to
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. INSECTS ATTACKING GARDEN VEGETABLES. 59 In the last few years it has been extending its range northward through Kansas, until now it appears to have spread over the greater part of the State. In the Report of the Kansas State Horticultural Society for 1882, Mr. A. N. Godfrey reports that the pest appeared about the last week in July (1882) in Greenwood county in great numbers. It was found on cabbage, turnips, horse-radish, and mustard. He declares that it is generally considered a new in- sect among the farmers. In recent years it appears to have done little injury in the State. IMPORTED CABBAGE-WORM. (Pieris rapce Linn.; Order, Lepidoptera.) Diagnosis.—Infesting cabbage; a naked, green caterpillar about 1£ inches long, with a yellowish stripe along the back and a row of yellow spots along each side, and dotted all over with black, feeding on the leaves. Description and Lije-history.—The adult insect is 'white butterfly, the female having two black spots on each fore -wing, while the male has but one black spot on each fore wing. The wings expand about If inches. The eggs are laid singly or in groups of two or three each on the young cabbage leaves; the larvae, soon hatched, feed on the foli- age and become full- grown in about two weeks. Changing to chrysalids, they remain in this quiescent stage for about 10 days, when the butterflies emerge and lay eggs for another brood of worms. There are several generations each season. The insect passes the winter in the ^hrysalid Fig. 30. Imported Cabbage-worm; a, adult; b, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937; Kansas. University. Dept. of entomology. [from old catalog]. [Lawrence, Kan. ] The University
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