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Grasshoppers and Locusts : Large jumping- insects, with biting- 

 mouth parts. They feed on asparagus, beet, sweet corn, and many other 

 kinds of garden plants. 



Remedy : Spray with Paris green solution, arsenical Bordeaux, use 

 poison bait. 



May Beetle. Lachnosterna fusca, Frcehl. From Riley. 



Wireworm or Click Beetle : Slender, yellowish-brown worms, with 

 six legs on the front segments of the body. They are hard and wire- 

 like, and when full grown are about an inch long. They require from 

 three to five years to pass through their life-stages. 



The adults are dark gray click beetles, for when they are placed on 

 their backs they turn over with a click. 



A Grasshopper or Locust. 



Remedies : We have no satisfactory remedy for wire-worms. Pois- 

 oned baits, such as sliced potato and clover soaked in Paris green, placed 

 under boards, have given the best results for garden plants; rotation or 

 ciops, and late plowing are helpful. 



(Fungi). 



Smut (Ustilago maydis) : Sometimes the cobs of corn become greatly 

 enlarged, and the leaves and staminate tassels have tumor-like growths. 



