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 . time, is now valued at one-fourth as much as the raw addition to this, the stems are made to yield a liber, whichwaits only for a machine to work it, and the roots yield adrug. PART I INSECTS There are many insects wliicli derive their food fromthe cotton plant, Tliis list as a whole comprises about 4G5species. But a small i)ortion of these, however, can be con-sidered as injurious to cotton, and still fewe
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 . time, is now valued at one-fourth as much as the raw addition to this, the stems are made to yield a liber, whichwaits only for a machine to work it, and the roots yield adrug. PART I INSECTS There are many insects wliicli derive their food fromthe cotton plant, Tliis list as a whole comprises about 4G5species. But a small i)ortion of these, however, can be con-sidered as injurious to cotton, and still fewer numbers haveattracted the attention of cotton-planters by their injuriesto the cro]). Many of them are enemies of, and prey upon,species which damage the i)lant, while many others areaccidental visitors to tlie cotton fields and might have beenfound as readily in the fields of corn or in other crops inthe same general localitv. ?:> The Cutworm The first insect to attack the young cotton plant in tliespring is the cutworm. Soon after the young i)lants comeup and often after they are fairly well grown, they arelikelv to be cut off at tlie surface of the ground bv one of. THE COTTON CUTW0R:\I Adult and larva. Natural size. these cateri)inars, all of which liave tlie habit of hiding be-neath the surface of the ground during the day and comingout to work at night. The granulated cutworm is probablythe most connnon of the species and is known as the cotton cutworm. A number of other species of cutworms are un-doubtedly concerned in the damage, however. The Boll Weevil The adult boll weevil is about one-quarter of an inchin length, varying from one-eighth to one-third of an inch,with a breadth of aliout one-third of the lenuth. This
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