. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. someborers of the second brood are liable to form cocoons before the plantsare removed, deep fall plowing is advisable. This, coupled withprompt destruction of infested plants before the borers escape, shouldkeep the pest reduced to insignificant numbers. Melon Boeee (Diapharda hyalinata, Linn.). Closely related to the borer known as the pickle worm, describedon p. 44, this destructive pest causes much damage by eating offthe soft rind and boring into the squash, melon, etc. It differs fromthe pickle worm mainly in the habi
. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. someborers of the second brood are liable to form cocoons before the plantsare removed, deep fall plowing is advisable. This, coupled withprompt destruction of infested plants before the borers escape, shouldkeep the pest reduced to insignificant numbers. Melon Boeee (Diapharda hyalinata, Linn.). Closely related to the borer known as the pickle worm, describedon p. 44, this destructive pest causes much damage by eating offthe soft rind and boring into the squash, melon, etc. It differs fromthe pickle worm mainly in the habit of eating the foliage more freelyand is therefore more easily controlled. DESCRIPTION. Parent Moths.—This is quite a beautiful moth described by Quain-tance1 as having wings of pearly iridescent whiteness, with a borderof brownish black. The body color is white and brown, and the abdo-men terminates in a large movable brush of elongated scales. Thebody is about three-fourths of an inch long and wings expand aboutone and one-fourth of an inch (Fig. 37, enlarged).. Fig. 37.—Moth, or parent of the Melon Worm : Much enlarged.(Quaintance, Bui. 45, Ga. Expt. Sta.) 1 Georgia Expt. Sta., Bui. 45, p. 45. 58 N. C. AGRICULTUEAL EXPERIMENT STATION. Eggs and Larvce.—Eggs are placed singly on the lower surface ofthe leaves, and hatch into active caterpillars, which when grown areslightly longer than pickle worms. They are of a pale greenish yel-low color and possess a black head. LIFE HISTORY AND HABITS. The life history of this borer is nearly the same as the pickle greatest difference in habit is that of feeding on the foliage morethan the pickle worm, and this gives the gardener an opportunity tomake use of poison sprays. The melon borer seems to thrive bestdaring rainy seasons. REMEDIES. Spraying is quite effective against the young borers that feed onthe foliage. Paris green-lime mixture, Bordeaux-Paris green mix-ture, or arsenate of lead may be used. The gardener shoul
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