. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. re of great value ifproperly managed. Thepickle worm larvae feed freelyin the squash blooms, andwhen this plant is used as atrap the infested blooms mustbe regularly gathered at leastonce a week and carefully de-stroyed to prevent any larvaefrom maturing. Quaintancefound that this crop offers verygreat protection, and whenadopted squash seed should beplanted every two or threeweeks in order to furnish anabundance of blooms while thecucumbers and cantaloupes aredeveloping. The squash plantsmight be poisoned also as a further
. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. re of great value ifproperly managed. Thepickle worm larvae feed freelyin the squash blooms, andwhen this plant is used as atrap the infested blooms mustbe regularly gathered at leastonce a week and carefully de-stroyed to prevent any larvaefrom maturing. Quaintancefound that this crop offers verygreat protection, and whenadopted squash seed should beplanted every two or threeweeks in order to furnish anabundance of blooms while thecucumbers and cantaloupes aredeveloping. The squash plantsmight be poisoned also as a further protection. Destroying Infested Fruit and Over-wintering Pupce.—All in-fested fruit should be gathered and fed to hogs or otherwise destroyedto kill the larvae within. As soon as the crop is gathered, rake upand burn the vines, together with all weeds and rubbish, to destroyany larvae and pupae that may be present. Deep plowing directlyafter the crop is gathered will no doubt stop further increase, and asanother safeguard it is best to practice rotation of Fig. 29.—Pickle Worms feeding in squash blooms.( Quaintance, Bui. 45, Ga. Exp. Station). INSECTS AFFECTING THE EGG-PLNT. Egg-plants are not subject to serious injury from insect attack, butsome minor damage may occur each year. Some insect pests thatmay be expected are mentioned below: SOME INSECT ENEMIES OF GARDEN CROPS. 47 Aphis (Plant Lice).—(See under Cabbage Aphis, p. 17).Colorado Potato Beetle.—(See under Potato Insects, p. 49).Cutworms.—(See under Bean Insects, p. 11).Flea Beetles.—(See under Cucumber Insects, p. 44).Harlequin Bug.—(See under Cabbage Insects, p. 18). INSECTS AFFECTING THE ONION. Cutworms.—Onion sets are liable to be seriously thinned out bycutworms, hence land on which onions are to be set should be carefullyprepared, and freed as far as possible, from these pests by the use ofpoisoned baits as recommended on p. 12. When onions are grownin the field from seed an abundant supply
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