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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



in length, flesh-colored, with four longitudinal brown stripes extending 

 from the head to the anal extremity. When ready to change to the 

 pupal form, the larva deserts the tunnel that it has made and buries 

 itself in the soil. After a time the adult emerges, as this takes place 

 in the fall, it is likely that the adults hide away and hibernate in that 

 form. There is reason to suppose that there is one generation each year. 



REMEDIAL. 



The life-history of this pest seems to reveal no weak points where a 

 spray can be made to avail. The fact that it works on many of our 

 common weeds indicates that clean culture over wide areas, will cut 

 down the supply materially. Other than this we shall have to depend 

 on cutting out the larvae, keeping close watch for wilting ..plants and 

 examining all such systematically and regularl3\ 



INSECTS AFFECTING THE FRUIT. 



Corn Ear-worm or Tomato Fruit-worm {Heliothus ohsciira) (see Insects affect- 

 ing Sweet-corn). 



INSECTS AFFECTING THE FOLIAGE. 

 Toruato-worm or Tobacco-worm (Phlegatontius sexta). 



Fig. 65.— Tomato-worm or tobacco-worm, larva, pupa and adult. (After Walsh and Riley, Am. Ent.) 



