'I'lif ;i(liills p.'iss llif winter iiinlcr slicks .'iihI Icmvcs ;in(l in tiil'ls (d' 

 |il;inls .'ind ;ini()n;'; oilier nililiisli im the ^'roinnl. 'I'licy licc(»nir ;i<'li\T 

 uilli IIm- (irsi wjirni d.-iys of sprin-;', :in<l l:iy their c.^'^s on \:irions pinnls. 

 Tlir \dun^ li.'ilcli l.'ilc in April ;iii(l c'li'ly in M:iy, .-ind hc^in to icjicli tlu; 

 :i(lnll coiKJilion jx'lorc llir <-n(| of llic l;itlrr nionlli. I'loni lliis lime 

 forw.'ird ;dl ;ii;cs ni;iy he foinid loj;cl licr thron^lionl I Ik- sc.'ison nntil 

 frosi puis ;in end lo furllirr Urccdinj;. MosI of llic yoiniii; llicn in.'ilurc, 

 .'ind .'ill i^i) inl(t liilicrn.'it ion ;is .■idiilts. Tlic nnnihcr of successive ^cnerii- 

 lions li;is nol \cl l)een ni;ide oul. 



'riiK couN i)in,niA.\. 



I)iljiliar iikikHs Aslun. 



Injuries lo corn lt\' Iliis lillle l<';d liopp<'r li;i\'e heen icpoiliMJ Iroui 

 l''lorid;i .■iiid I ,ouisi;in;i , where consider.'il ile injury resulled from Iheir 

 dr;rurniL', Ihe le;i\'es of s;ip ;ind slilliui; I he midrili lor I he inserlion 



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l'"l(l. 1(>1». '\'\\i' ('.MM l>.-l|>llMX, IMiiliiix nidiilin: a, ^'K^^H in miilril) ol' cmii \r:\\'. h, \\\ iiipli; r. mliill. 

 JKliKlll mIiouI on.' (.'nlli nuli; ./, filcc of iiiliiH; <\ I, ti|> of foiiiMlc mihI in.il.' .iImIoiuimi. Iium Immk-mUi, 

 f/, fiii'i> wun: ol shdil wiii/'.MJ I'uiiii. ^^Hllm<'M(l.) 



of (heir (>j;-,iis. This iiisecl (l''i,i;'. lOiO reseniMes ;i l;iri;(> \vin.<;(nl phiiil- 

 lous(>. ll is nltoiil ;i fourth of :in inch louu, xiiryint;- from i;i-(>enish 

 to brownish, with l;ir>;(", semil r:insp;irenl meml)!;iiious wiiiu;s, cloudetl 

 !it th(> lip with .•! d;irk pntlern ;ilon<', Ihe Ncins. Tliesi" insects move Ncry 

 .•icli\('l\ when nl.'iriiK'd. I>y leMpinn; or l>y (piick sideuisc^ mov(Miients 

 nroiind liie stem or le;if. Two to four of lh(> sm;ill cur\-ed e,i;,!is (i''i.i;'. 

 !()'.», (f) ;ire iuserled in slits, which ;ire often cut in l:ir>;(' numlxM-s in 

 refi'ilijir rows :iloiiii,' th(> midril) ^i{ the le:if. These injuries ;iud lh(> loss 

 of s;ip from the tissues of lh(> phinl ii^wv Ihe corn :i yellow, diseased 

 ;ippe;ir:ince, and check lis j^rowtli (o such ;in (>\lent that th(> ears pro- 

 ducetl tire poor; or, in cxtrouK' cases, the plant is kill(>d oulriulit. The 



