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lost; as it was, nearly one-half of the crop was destroyed. It 

 is our opinion that if the bran bait were applied around the 

 margins of the fields and sown in the grass on thevsc margins* 

 each year, before the onions came through the ground, the grow- 

 ers would rarely find a full-grown cutworm on their fields, except 

 in cases where they are carried onto (he fields by high water. 

 If middlings are used, 25 or 80 pounds should be mixed with 

 one pound of Paris green ; of the coarse bran, 50 pounds should be 

 used with one pound of Paris green. 



Tlie above species of cutworm has been very destructive to 

 garden crops on Long Island during 1895 and 189G. The dipping 

 and spraying of cabbage plant with the resin-lime and Paris green 

 mixture were tested, as were also the wet and dry bran baits. In 

 addition, about 150 plants were smeared with " Kaupenleim * 

 or " Caterpillar-lime," a patent insecticide. This substance was 

 put on the stem of the plantv 



The dipping and spraying of the plants with the resin-lime and 

 Paris green mixture killed some of the cutworms, but usually 

 the plants were ruined, because this cutworm always climbs the 

 plants and eats out the hearts before feeding on the sprayed 

 leaves. 



The bran baits were placed around the stems of the plants. 

 Both the wet and the dry baits were successful, but preference 

 must be given the dry bait, as it would remain in shape so the 

 cutW'Orms would feed on it for a longer period than they would 

 on the wet bait. As already stated, the wet bait would dry and 

 cake on the surface and mildew next to the ground. 



All the plants treated with the " Raupenleim " were killed out- 

 right. 



The above tests on cabbage plants were carried out at Bayside, 

 Long Island, one-half acre of cabbage being used. 



Amount of Damage Done. 



As already stated, this cutworm was very destructive to the 

 onion crop in Orange county in 1885 and 1886. Dr. Lintner states, 

 in Country Gentleman for October, 1886, page 750, that the loss 

 to the onion ci'op u\ this section in 1886 was one-half. During 



