. Insects affecting vegetables [microform]. Légumes; Vegetables; Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles. 'â tv If! the caw. Cutwornjii, no called from thi« habit, are the catorpillar« of dull-colored night-flying moths of a great variety of ipccies and varying to «omo extent in their habitn. A« u general rule they are partly grown at the approach of winter and hide iwoy in a t(>n)id gtnte during the told wonthcr; when restored to activity by the warmth of apring, which causes the buds to open and the growth of planta to begin, thw> worms come out in wunh of food and attack uny kind of ten
. Insects affecting vegetables [microform]. Légumes; Vegetables; Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles. 'â tv If! the caw. Cutwornjii, no called from thi« habit, are the catorpillar« of dull-colored night-flying moths of a great variety of ipccies and varying to «omo extent in their habitn. A« u general rule they are partly grown at the approach of winter and hide iwoy in a t(>n)id gtnte during the told wonthcr; when restored to activity by the warmth of apring, which causes the buds to open and the growth of planta to begin, thw> worms come out in wunh of food and attack uny kind of tender vege- tation they with. Tiiey arc in their habits and hide away during the hours of daylight under nny shelter they can obtain or just below the surface in tlie loose soil of newly made beds. Oning to their practice of cutting otf a whole plant in onbr to J.'vour a portion of its fuliii-i', they do a great deal of apf re)\Iy 'lecdlens damagi'. After they hnvo beconie fully grown thev change to the chrysalis ttage in the ground Hnd in ciriy summer the niotiis appear, many of them making their pres- ence Known in our houses by their attraction to light. Before very long another brood of catcrpillHis comes ui)oii tlic ficciie. often nuire nunicrt us and more destructive limn tlui lirst. Some of thoni climb up into fruit trees and destroy the. Fig. T.âCutworm moths. m'^ Fig. 8.âCutworm and motlj. foliage, others attack farm crops, vegetables, grape vines, the plants in flower gardens, etc., rhile occasionally a single species appears suddenly in enormous num- bers and sweeps like an army over the land, devouring everything that comes in its way. Happily, a very simple and completely effective remedy has been f nd for these destructive creatures, it is called the " poisoned bran-mash " and ⢠made in the following manner: Mix half a pound of Paris green in 20 lbs. ol bran (the proportion for larg-r or smaller quantities is 1 t
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