"DUDWORMS eat holes through the tips of leaves in the 

 '-^ developing bud of the tobacco plant, in both open and 

 covered fields, reduce the yield, and render the product 

 practically worthless except for cigar filler and plug filler. 

 The seed also is injured. 



The " worms," or larva*, hatch from eggs laid on the 

 leaves by a greenish moth, and injury begins as soon as 

 they have migrated from the leaves to the bud — usually in 

 about 24 hours. 



Control measures, described on pages 6-1 1 of this bul- 

 letin, may be sunmiarized as follows: 



Remove from the fields and burn suckers picked from 

 the plants. 



Cut and burn plants as soon after harvesting as possible. 



Plow as soon as possible after removal of the plants. 



When fields are shaded with cheesecloth provide cloth- 

 covered gates and keep them closed, to exclude the bud- 

 worm moths. Patch promptly all holes in cheesecloth 

 shades. 



Destroy plants in seed beds as soon as possible after a 

 sufficient number have been taken for use in the fields. 



Cover all seed beds with cheesecloth to exclude the 

 moths. 



As soon as plants have become estaolished in the field 

 apply arsenate of lead and corn meal (1 pound of arsenate 

 of lead to 75 pounds of the meal) to the buds. Continue 

 applications twice a week until the plants are topped. 



