. Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . Fig. 291.—The melon-worm—enlarged. (Photo by R. I. Smith.) CHAPTER XX MISCELLANEOUS GARDEN INSECTS The Pale-striped Flea-beetle * Enormous numbers of the Pale-striped Flea-beetles oftenappear in late June or early July and nearly ruin the young cropsthey may attack before being brought under control. Such out-breaks occur only periodically, so that usually the grower is unpre-pared to cope with them, which is true of the appearance of many.

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