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Leaf-Hoppers (Jassidae) : Small, elongated insects, usually pale 

 green in color. They are very active and jump quickly when disturbed. 

 They are provided with sharp sucking beaks, which extract the juices 

 from the surface of the leaf. When present in large numbers, they cause 

 a gradual decline of the plant, and in some cases death. 



They pass the winter in the adult state, under boards, stones, 

 leaves, etc. 



Remedies : Collect and burn all rubbish before winter sets in. 



Contact poisons have not proved very satisfactory. 



Cabbage. 



(Insects). 



Cabbage-Worm (Pieris Rapce) : The common green worm of the 

 cabbage. It is about the same color of green as the cabbage leaf. Its 



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Cabbage Butterfly. The four stages in the butterfly's life history are 

 represented : eggs, larvae or caterpillars, chrysalis, and wings. 



body is covered with fine short hairs, and when mature it is about one anc 

 a half inches in length. The adult is the common white Cabbage but- 

 terfly. 



