A NEW RURAL MANUAL 



Edited by L. H. Bailey 



Manual of Vegetable-Garden Insects 



By CYRUS RICHARD CROSBY 



AND 



MORTIMER DEMAREST LEONARD 



Of the New York State College of Agriculture, at Cornell University 



Illustrated, i2mo, $2.50 



This is a practical account of the principal insects which attack 

 truck and vegetable crops, including cabbages, cauliflowers, cucum- 

 bers and melons, asparagus, potatoes, tomatoes, celery and parsnips, 

 lettuce, peas, beans, beets, spinach, sweet-potatoes, and sweet corn. 

 The life-history and habits of each insect are given, its injuries de- 

 scribed and the methods of control are discussed. A chapter on 

 insecticides gives an account of the more important materials now 

 employed, with directions for their preparation and use. 



CONTENTS 



I. General Considerations. 



II. Insects Injurious to Cabbage and Related Crops. 



III. Pea and Bean Insects. 



IV. Beet and Spinach Insects. 



V. Insects Injurious to Cucumber, Squash, and Melon. 



VI. Potato Insects. 



VII. Tomato Insects. 



VIII. Eggplant Insects. 



IX. Insects Injurious to Carrot, Celery, Parsnip, etc. 



X. Asparagus Insects. 



XI. Corn Insects. 



XII. Sweet Potato Insects. 



XIII. Onion Insects. 



XIV. Insects Injurious to Minor Vegetable Crop. 

 XV. Cutworms and Army Worms. 



XVI. Blister- Beetles. 



XVII. Flea-Beetles. 



XVIII. Unclassified Pests. 



XIX. Insects and Insecticides. 



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