. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. INSECTS ON THE FARM 351 in July. The eggs of the second brood are deposited on the leaves and the early corn silks, and the worms feed in the curl, the tassel, or the ear. The third brood of moths is out about the middle of August, and the eggs are laid for the most part on the silks. It is this brood that does great dam- age, because practically all the worms feed within the ear. The corn- ear worm is. Pupa of the corn-ear worm in its pupal cell, or burrow, in the soil. About natural size. (After Quaintance and Brues.) one of the most
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. INSECTS ON THE FARM 351 in July. The eggs of the second brood are deposited on the leaves and the early corn silks, and the worms feed in the curl, the tassel, or the ear. The third brood of moths is out about the middle of August, and the eggs are laid for the most part on the silks. It is this brood that does great dam- age, because practically all the worms feed within the ear. The corn- ear worm is. Pupa of the corn-ear worm in its pupal cell, or burrow, in the soil. About natural size. (After Quaintance and Brues.) one of the most difficult of insect pests to control. It has been found that the fall plowing of the corn- fields destroys practically all the pupae of this insect. It is possible to reduce the injury from twenty-five to forty per cent by early planting, so that the plants will have passed the silking stage before the insects emerge. One may protect sweet corn by keeping the silks dusted with powdered arsenate of lead from the time. 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 Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
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