Losses to cotton, what to look for and where to find it, being one of a series of articles in relation to crops, their common diseases and insect pests to which they are subject . feeders and are fonnd in variousparts of the country, the former upon apple, peachy cherry,clover, honeysuckle, beans, strawberries, and other plants,and the latter ui)on clover and grass. The larva of theformer, in addition to the folding of the leaves of cottonand feeding within the roll, sometimes bore into the young-bolls, although this method of damage is rare. The royal horn caterpillar, sometimes known as theh
Losses to cotton, what to look for and where to find it, being one of a series of articles in relation to crops, their common diseases and insect pests to which they are subject . feeders and are fonnd in variousparts of the country, the former upon apple, peachy cherry,clover, honeysuckle, beans, strawberries, and other plants,and the latter ui)on clover and grass. The larva of theformer, in addition to the folding of the leaves of cottonand feeding within the roll, sometimes bore into the young-bolls, although this method of damage is rare. The royal horn caterpillar, sometimes known as thehickory horn devil, a very large, green caterpillar withlong recurved red horns, the large green, somewhat hairylarva of the imperial moth and the large spiny larva, alsofeeds upon cotton. The results of the work of these differ-ent species are identical. Two bag worms are also occa-sionally found feeding upon cotton leaves, constructingtheir cases from fragments of the leaves sewed togetherwith silk. These are the common bag worm of the north. Insects Injuring the Boll Numerous species of insects are found in damagedliolls which are the results rather than the cause of the. THE RED BUG OR COTTON STAINER (a) pupa; (6) adult. Enlarged. 15 damage. There is a class of damage to the bolls which isknown to i»lanteis as sharp-shooter work, which is mainlycaused by the ininctnres of a leaf hopper. This insectis most abnndant from the first of Jnne on through theseason. Prior to the first of June it seems to prefer theyoung growth and foliage of i)0]3lars and other trees whichmay grow in the immediate vicinity. Still another insect which at times does considerabledamage to cotton bolls, particularly those which are faradvanced or have oi)ened, is the red bug or cotton insect is not known to be jn-evalent except in Floridaand Georgia and neighboring portions of South Carolinaand Alabama, The insect does its damage by ])uncturingthe bolls and sucking the sap, causing them to
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