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3357- Polistes rubiginosus St. Favg. 

 [Adult.] 



Remedies: Arsenical mixtures ; pyrethrura. 



Chief Articles: Riley, 1st Rept. Ins. Mo,, p. 101-108 ; 3d do., p. 

 97-101; 4th do., p. 5-22; 5th do., p. 52-54; 6th do., p. 11-16; 7th 

 do., p. 1-19; 8th do., p. 1-12; 9th do., p. 34-37; Potato Pests, N. Y., 

 1876, pp. 108. 



INSECTS AFFECTING THE TOMATO. 



(Lycopersicuin esculentum.^ 



336. CABBAGE PLUSIA. 



Plusia brassicce Riley. 



[Larva, chry.sali.?, adult moth.] 



See No. 308. 



337. STALK BORER. 



Gortyna niiela Guen, 



[Larva and adult moths.] 



Remedies : Burning of infested stalks. 



Chief Articles: Riley, 1st Rept. Ins. Mo., p. 92-93; Lintner, 1st 

 Rept. Ins. N. Y., p. 110-116. 



338. BOLL -WORM. 



Heliothis armigera Hiibn. 



[Larva and adult moth: figure of larva showing injury done tomato from Riley's 3'1 Mo. Rept.) 



See No. 200. 



339. TOMATO WORM. 



Macrosila b-maculata Haw. 



[Larva, chry.salis and adult moth.] 



Remedies: Hand-picking. 



CiiFEF Articles: Harris, Ins. Inj. to Veg., p. 320-321; Riley, Ist 

 Rept. Ins., Mo., p. 95-96. 



