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INSECTS AFFECTING THE MELON. 



INSECTS AFFECTING THE FOLIAGE. 

 Melon caterpillar (Eudioptis hyalinata). 



An insect rather unusual in Michigan but more common south of us, 

 is the melon caterpillar. The larva is said to be a little over an inch 

 long, of a greenish-yellow color, and to be clothed with a few scattering 

 hairs. Thev feed on both the leaves and fruit of plants belonging to 

 the melon family, spinning their cocoons in folds in the leaves. The 

 adults are among the most beautiful of our moths. They measure about 

 an inch across the extended wings and are silvery white except for a 

 border around the front and lateral margins of the wings which is 

 black, the end of the abdomen ending in a buff tip, with black and white 

 markings. 



REMEDIES. 



The best remedy for this worm will probably prove to be hellebore, 

 a substance that should not injure the delicate foliage of the melon. 



Fig. 35. — Adult moths of melon caterpillar, slightly enlarged. Original 



Melon-louse (see Insects Affecting the Cucumber). 

 Pale Striped Flea-beetle (see Insects Affecting the Beet). 

 Striped Cucumber-beetle (see Insects Affecting the Cucumber). 

 Cucumber Flea-beetle (see Insects Affecting the Potato), 

 Squash-vine Borer (see Insects Affecting the Squash). 



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