. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. rot arul hrcak off easily. TrcalnwiU.—llake uj) and destroy vines as soon as possil)ie in the deeply in the spring. Ilotatc crops; plant early squashes amongother vines as a trap crop. Bur. Ent. Cir. 3S. The Striped Cucumber Beetle (Dinhrofica vittnla, Fab.).—A black-|jand-yellow strijKd hcitk two-liftlis of an inch long, injuring cucunilxirs, squiushes and melons by feeding on the young jilaiits as they come up. Treatment.—Cover tlie hills of young jilants with nets to ])rotect themfrom beetles. Dustheavily
. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. rot arul hrcak off easily. TrcalnwiU.—llake uj) and destroy vines as soon as possil)ie in the deeply in the spring. Ilotatc crops; plant early squashes amongother vines as a trap crop. Bur. Ent. Cir. 3S. The Striped Cucumber Beetle (Dinhrofica vittnla, Fab.).—A black-|jand-yellow strijKd hcitk two-liftlis of an inch long, injuring cucunilxirs, squiushes and melons by feeding on the young jilaiits as they come up. Treatment.—Cover tlie hills of young jilants with nets to ])rotect themfrom beetles. Dustheavily witli air-slaked lime andtobacco dust whilethe dew is on. S])raythe i)lants with ar-senate of lead 3 to 5l)ounds to 50 gallons. liur. Ent. Cir. Beet WebWorm {Loxoatcgesticticah,<i, Linn.).—This insect defoliatesbeets and webs themtogether at times,causing notable in-jury. It also feedson onions, cabl)nge,alfalfa, i)igwe(d andcareless weed. Treatrnfut.—Plow the infested \v\\d in late fall ordust the plants with arsenicals. Bur. Ent. Bull. 109, Pt. Maggot, or Railroad Woum(liluigohlis pomoiiclln). A—Adult. B—Larva or maRRot. C—FunnrI of ocph-alio Pi)irafl«. D—Pupariuin. E—Portion of applo .show-iiiK injury })y niaJiKols. A, B, C—Enlarged. D—Still morecnlar^icd. L—Ilcdurcd. winter. Si)ray or FRUIT INSECTS Apple Maggot, or Railroad Worm [Ixluujolclis potnonrlla, Walsh.).—Thelarva of a two-wingod fly. It infests sununer and early fall apples winter apples, tunneling through the flesh of fruit and causing it to fall. * TrcalmcrU.—Spray the trees during the first week in July with arsenateof lead, 4 pounds to 100 gallons. Pick u]) infested fruit every two or threedays and feed it to hogs or bury it dee]) Ent. Cir. 101. Apple Tree Tent Caterpillar {Malacusoma Americana. Fab.).—The I Bur. Eat. Cir. 101.
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