. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ?>i7 ing on the roots, and the beetles are effective carriers of the dreaded bacterial disease known as "cucurbit ; The beetles appear in April or May, and feed on the young plants as soon as they are up. Egg laying begins promptly and the larvae feed on the stems, many of them entering when the plants are greatly weakened if not killed. When cold weather approaches, the beetles seek shelter in which to hibernate. <i. ......... ^^ FIG. 82. POWER SPRAYER FOR CUCURBITS Various plans
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ?>i7 ing on the roots, and the beetles are effective carriers of the dreaded bacterial disease known as "cucurbit ; The beetles appear in April or May, and feed on the young plants as soon as they are up. Egg laying begins promptly and the larvae feed on the stems, many of them entering when the plants are greatly weakened if not killed. When cold weather approaches, the beetles seek shelter in which to hibernate. <i. ......... ^^ FIG. 82. POWER SPRAYER FOR CUCURBITS Various plans have been suggested to control this pest. As poisons are not successful, preventive meas- ures are usually employed. Covering the hills with squares of mosquito netting is efficacious, but trouble- some and expensive in a large field. If the plants are started under glass and set in the field when four weeks old, the danger of loss will not be so great. Seed should be used liberally, to make allowance for insect depreda- tions. Air-slaked lime is often an excellent repellent when sprinkled on the plants; tobacco dust may be used in the same 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 Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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