CONTENTS 



I'age 



Introduction ,5 



Insects affecting the young plants 7 



Cutworms 7 



The greasy cutworm ( Agrotix ijpi^ilou Rott. ) 8 



The shagreened cutworm ( Feltia malefida Guen. ) 10 



The variegated cutworm {Perldroma saucia Hbn. ) 10 



The garden webworm (Loxostege siynilalis Guen. ) 11 



The white-lined sphinx ( DellcphUa linenta Fab. ) 14 



May beetles 16 



Luchnosterno. crihrosa Lee 16 



Lachnosterna lanceolatn Say 18 



Lnchnosterna farcta Lee 19 



The differential locust ( Mekmoplus differentialis Thos. ) 19 



The clumsy locust {Brnchystola magna Gir. ) 24 



The bur clover aphis ( Aphis medicugin'm Koch) 26 



The false chinch bug ( Nyalus angustntus Uhl. ) 29 



The cowpea-pod weevil ( Chalcodermvs irnens Boh. ) 31 



Leaf-eating caterpillars 33 



Salt-marsh caterpillar {Esligmene acrna Dm. ) 33 



The arge tiger moth ( Apantesis arge Dru. ) 35 



The beet army worm ( Caradrina e.rigna Hbn.) 35 



Platynota lahiosana Zell '. 36 



The io moth {Anfomeris w Fab. ) 37 



Insects affecting the stalks 37 



The snowy tree cricket ( GScanth ».s nlrcKS DeG. ) 37 



Stalk-borers 38 



Amphicerus sj). *• 38 



Ataxia crypta Say 38 



Orthosoma hruimeuin Forst 39 



Ondderes chigidata Say 39 



Papaipema nitela Guen 39 



Insects affecting the fruit 40 



The cotton-square borer ( Uravotcv nteUnus Hbn. ) 40 



The cotton-boll cutworm ( Prodenia ornitJiogdlU Guen.) 42 



The cotton leaf-bug ( Calororis rapidus Say ) 44 



Corizus jnctijjes Stal 46 



Other plant-bugs 46 



Largiis succindvs Linn 46 



Jadera hannafoloma H .-Schf 47 



Leaf-footed plant-liugs {Leptoglossus oppositus Say and MetapodiuK 



femoratutt Fab. ) 47 



The green soldier bug ( Nezam li ilaris Say) 47 



Thijanta cudalor Fab. and Proxy. ■< piinctulatus Beauv 49 



Sharpshooters 49 



The glassy-winged sharpshooter ( IIomalodtHca triquetra Fab. ) 49 



Oncometopia lateralis Fab 54 



Onconietopia undata Fab 56 



A idacizes irrorata Fab 58 



Gypona odolineata Say 58 



Index 59 



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