Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . re known as cut-worms. Thej^ generallyhide during the day a lit-tle below the surface ofthe ground at the base ofthe plants, and come outat night to feed. Theyattack all sorts of gardenproducts and other low-growing plants, and willoften cut off young plantsjust at the ground, orwill ascend tall trees andfeed on the buds andyoung leaves. A greatnumber of caterpillarsfeed openly on the leavesduring the day, and oneof the best known of theseis the cabbage - insect appears quiteearly in spring, but be-comes more abundant nsthe season advances, and late cabbag
Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . re known as cut-worms. Thej^ generallyhide during the day a lit-tle below the surface ofthe ground at the base ofthe plants, and come outat night to feed. Theyattack all sorts of gardenproducts and other low-growing plants, and willoften cut off young plantsjust at the ground, orwill ascend tall trees andfeed on the buds andyoung leaves. A greatnumber of caterpillarsfeed openly on the leavesduring the day, and oneof the best known of theseis the cabbage - insect appears quiteearly in spring, but be-comes more abundant nsthe season advances, and late cabbage and related plantsoften suffer severely. The true cabbage-worm, however, isnot alone responsible for the damage done, but is greatly as-sisted by another green caterpillar, the cabbage-looper, whichappears in midsummer. The latter is slightly paler, withsome more or less distinct white lines, and feeds generallyon the underside of leaves while the cabbage worm is mostlyfound on the upper side. A cabbage patch, infested by. SMALL BRANCHES COVERED DENSELYWITH SCALE INSECTS 98
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