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will kill the worms before they can do further damage, and the quality 
of the tobacco, as we have proved by experiment, will not be injured 
in the least, the reverse being the case when the smoke from a damp 
wood fire is used, as it is some- 
times for this purpose. 


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THE BUD WORMS. 
known as horn worms, so there 
are also two distinct and rather 
Fra. 7.—The true bud worm (Heliothis rheme): a, Similar insects known as bud 
adult moth; 0b, full-grown larva, from side; c¢, worms, which occur frequently 
same, from above; d, seed pod bored into by larva; - 
e, pupa—natural size (original). together in the same field and 
work in a somewhat similar 
manner. We shall take the liberty of distinguishing between them 
by calling one the true bud worm and the other the false bud worm. 
The true bud worm (Helio- 
this rhexie) occurs in the more 
southern portions of the to- 
baeco-growing regions, but has 
not been noted in tobacco 
fieldsnorthof Maryland. The 
adult insect is a small, green- 
ish moth, well illustrated in 
he 7: The larva or cater- 
pillar of this moth, also char- 
acteristically shown in fig. 7, 
is nearly always found in the . 
bud of the tobacco plant about 
the time the plant is ready 
to top. In some seasons they 
occur in large numbers and 
damage the tobacco consider- 
ably. In the early part of the 
season, as a general thing, but 
few of them are found, and : 
in ordinary ‘Seasons they are Fig. 8,—False bud worm or cotton boll worm 
not especially noticed during (Heliothis armiger): a, adult moth; b, dark full- 
the early “‘worming” of the Tom Jem ¢ Meissen 7 
tobacco. In August they be- 
gin to be more abundant, and generally leave the plant about the end 
of the month, entering the ground, transforming to pup and issuing 
as moths toward the end of September. These dates are Virginia 

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Pee (Heliothis rhexie 8. & A. and Helio- 
ee this armiger Hiibn. ) 
tas Just as there are two distinet 
ERD) though very similar insects 
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