. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 168 Elementary Principles of Agriculture tecting tomatoes from this insect. Corn designed for "trapping" boll-worms should be planted later than the regular crop. Much better results will be secured if the corn is planted late. (Fig. 103.) 235. Chinch Bugs infest corn, wheat, oats, and other grass plants. They occur widely dis- tributed and do more damage to field crops than any other insect. They are small, dark col- ored sucking bugs (see plate), which infest growing grain throughout the warm
. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 168 Elementary Principles of Agriculture tecting tomatoes from this insect. Corn designed for "trapping" boll-worms should be planted later than the regular crop. Much better results will be secured if the corn is planted late. (Fig. 103.) 235. Chinch Bugs infest corn, wheat, oats, and other grass plants. They occur widely dis- tributed and do more damage to field crops than any other insect. They are small, dark col- ored sucking bugs (see plate), which infest growing grain throughout the warm season. They are usually present in all grain fields during spring and summer months, and do consider- able damage that is often not noticed. While the chinch bugs have wings^ they are inclined to travel by crawling. When a small grain crop is harvested they migrate to near-by corn fields. To protect the corn, the land should be disked at once to destroy the bugs and grass that would feed them. As they migrate to the corn they can be caught in deep dusty furrows and destroyed by dragging a log thru the furrow in the afternoons. They do not migrate. Fig. 105. You can find Chinch bugs in winter quarters in this way if present in threatening numbers. Courtesy Prof. T. J. 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 Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869-. Chicago, Ill. : Ferguson Publishing Company
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