. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. Fig. 31. Southern Cabbage-worm: a, adult: b,larva. sive than in rapoz. The female protodice is alto- gether darker than the male. The insect is two- brooded, second brood hi- bernating in the chrysalid stage. Remedies.—As for Im- ported Cabbage-worms. Kansas Notes.—This cabbage pest is not as in- jurious as the Imported Cabbage-worm, or the Cabbage Plusia. CABBAGE PLUSIA. (Plusia brassicce Riley; Order, Lepidoptera.) Diagnosis.—Infesting cabbage, turnip, tomato, celery, clover, etc.; caterpillars about one inch long, pale green, with paler lo
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. Fig. 31. Southern Cabbage-worm: a, adult: b,larva. sive than in rapoz. The female protodice is alto- gether darker than the male. The insect is two- brooded, second brood hi- bernating in the chrysalid stage. Remedies.—As for Im- ported Cabbage-worms. Kansas Notes.—This cabbage pest is not as in- jurious as the Imported Cabbage-worm, or the Cabbage Plusia. CABBAGE PLUSIA. (Plusia brassicce Riley; Order, Lepidoptera.) Diagnosis.—Infesting cabbage, turnip, tomato, celery, clover, etc.; caterpillars about one inch long, pale green, with paler lon- gitudinal lines, eating large, irregular holes in the leaves; the cat- erpillars have but five pairs of legs instead of eight pairs, as is the case with the Imported Cabbage-worms, and loop the body when walking, like a span worm. Description and Life-history.—The adult is a moth, expanding about 1J inches, smoky gray with brownish tinge, and marked in the middle of each front wing with a small, silvery, V- shaped mark and a small, oval dot. The moth flies at night. The eggs are laid on the cabbage leaves, and as soon as hatched the young larvae begin to feed on their favorite food-plant. The larva, (described in the diag- nosis,) when full-grown, spins a thin, loose, white cocoon, often be- , ,r i i i j Fig. 32. Cabbage Plusia: a, adult; tween the cabbage leaves, and pu- &i 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937; Kansas. University. Dept. of entomology. [from old catalog]. [Lawrence, Kan. ] The University
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