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and others gray or striped. Feeds upon leaves of trees 

 and many garden plants. 



Remedy. Arsenites. 



BUFFALO .Morn. --Buffalo Beetle. (Aii/Jtroni* scrof- 

 ula rice Linn.; order Coleoptera.) The adult is a small 

 brick-red and white beetle, about one-quarter inch long. 

 The larva: are small, dark-colored, hairy creatures, in- 

 festing carpets and woolen goods. The larva do the 

 damage. 



Remedies. Use rugs instead of carpets. Rugs to be 

 sunned frequently. Infested carpets should be treated 

 likewise. The floors under them should be thoroughly 

 scalded. Infested woolen may be placed in tight boxes 

 and fumigated with carbon bisulphide. 



Cabbage. CABBAGE WORM or CABBAGE BUTTERFLY. 

 (Picris rapes Linn.; order Lepidoptera.) Larvae an 

 inch long, green, black and yellow markings. Feeds 

 upon the leaves and heads. Two broods. 



Remedies. Hot-water spray at temperature 140 to 

 160 F. Kerosene emulsion. Salt water sprinkled into 



the head. 



GREEN LETTUCE WORM. (Pluxia- brassicce Riley ; 

 order Lepidoptera.) Pale green larva over an inch 

 long, faint stripes. Feeds upon leaves of many plants, 

 such as celery, cabbage, and lettuce. 



Remedies.- - Kerosene emulsion. Hot water. 



HARLEQUIN CABBAGE BUG. ( Miiir/antia hixirion- 

 ica Halm.; order Hemiptera.) Bug about half-inch 

 long, orange dots and stripes over blue-black ground ; 

 somewhat gaudy. Two to feix broods. 



Remedies. Hand-picking. Insects will secrete them- 



