. The cotton plant : its history, botany, chemistry, culture, enemies, and uses. Cotton; Cotton. INSECTS WHICH AFFECT THE COTTON PLANT. 347 upon the cotton plant, but need not be particularly mentioned bere. In many portions of Texas tbe leaves are frequently cut off by the so- called leaf-cutting ant, (Ecodoma fervens. One of the few practical remedies against this destructive insect, which damages fruit trees and other field crops as well as cotton, con- sists in tracing the auts to their nest (which is often an extremely difficult thing to do) and de- stroying them there by copious applica-
. The cotton plant : its history, botany, chemistry, culture, enemies, and uses. Cotton; Cotton. INSECTS WHICH AFFECT THE COTTON PLANT. 347 upon the cotton plant, but need not be particularly mentioned bere. In many portions of Texas tbe leaves are frequently cut off by the so- called leaf-cutting ant, (Ecodoma fervens. One of the few practical remedies against this destructive insect, which damages fruit trees and other field crops as well as cotton, con- sists in tracing the auts to their nest (which is often an extremely difficult thing to do) and de- stroying them there by copious applica- tions of kerosene or bisulphid of carbon. Another method, which has been prac- ticed with some success by an intelligent Texan, is to spread a line of cyanid of potassium across the well-defined path by which the ants leave their nest. This kills very many, and deters the ants from taking the direction of the particular path thus Fir;. 26.—ScMstocerca americana: adult female—natnral size (from Insect Life). INSECTS DAMAGING THE STALK. Puncturing of the terminal portion of the stalk by plant bugs occa- sionally occurs, but is comparatively rare. There is but one borer in. 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 United States. Office of Experiment Stations; True, A. C; Dabney, Charles William, 1855-1945. Washington : G. P. O.
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