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CABBAGE. 



especially should be removed, as these are one of their food- 

 plants. 



When the caterpillars are seen, a dusting of caustic lime, 

 soot, or salt, is a good remedy ; and hand-picking a sure, but 

 very troublesome one. — (M. I).). 



Shaking the infested plants or leaves (as may easily be 

 done by a light blow with a small bough or birch -besom) so 

 as to make the caterpillars fall off, and then trampling on 

 them, is a good remedy. 



Drenchings of liquid manure, or of water alone thrown over 

 the plants, would be serviceable, from the circumstance of 

 sudden wet being prejudicial to the caterpillars; and also — as 

 from their great size they consume the leaves very rapidly — 

 it is very important to stimulate the growth of the attacked 

 plants as much as possible. Should a serious attack occur to 

 field crops, many of the methods of remedy given in detail 

 for caterpillars of moths, or of Sawfly on Turnips, would be 

 applicable. 



CABBAGE. 



Cabbage Aphis (Cabbage Green Fly). ApJds hrassica;, Liun. 



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1 and 2, male Aphis ; 3 and 4, female (nat. size, and magnified). 



Cabbage Aphis. — These " Green Flies " may be found on 

 the Cabbage in great numbers during the summer, clustered 

 under the outer leaves, and also in the folds or on the upper 

 side of the inner leaves ; and some may be found remaining 

 even as late as the end of November. 



They do much harm by inserting their suckers in the plants 

 and drawing away the juices ; and also causing a deformed 

 and diseased growth. 



