. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). New Series, October, 1905. 347. Fig. 6.—Colorado potato beetle larvce or "soft shells" or "sings," as the farmers call them. Natural size. LESSON IV. AN UNINVITED GUEST Nearly all of our Junior Natural- ists are gardeners, and good gar- deners need to know insect pests and how to keep them away from the growing plants. The potato beetles, or potato bugs, as they are commonly called, are among the most frequent and troublesome visitors
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). New Series, October, 1905. 347. Fig. 6.—Colorado potato beetle larvce or "soft shells" or "sings," as the farmers call them. Natural size. LESSON IV. AN UNINVITED GUEST Nearly all of our Junior Natural- ists are gardeners, and good gar- deners need to know insect pests and how to keep them away from the growing plants. The potato beetles, or potato bugs, as they are commonly called, are among the most frequent and troublesome visitors that enter our gardens. They arrive early, remain late, and, judging from their appe- tites, the air usually agrees with them. Let us study potato beetles this fall and perhaps we shall be able to keep them away from our gardens next year. Even if you have no garden you will find the beetles interesting to study, and you may be helpful to people near your home who are trying to grow a good crop of potatoes. Hozv to Study the Potato Beetle 1. Go into a potato field and notice whether there are any beetles on the plants. Llave the leaves been eaten to any great extent? 2. Carry a plant with some of the beetles on it into the schoolroom. Watch the beetles from day to day. Keep the plant as fresh as possible. Give the beetles new leaves when needed. If you have no terrarium keep your specimens in a box covered with mosquito netting, or place them under a lamp chimney and cover the top with a piece of netting. 3. I suppose many Junior Naturalists know that some insects appear in four different forms. 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 Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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