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THE POTATO, 



Potato Bug- (Lygus solani). Active little insects fur- 

 nished with a rostrum or beak, by means of which they 

 pierce the cuticle of the leaves, and extract the sap. The 



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perfect insects have green, shining bodies, and transparent 

 wings. They are very agile, leaping away at the slightest 

 touch. The insects are most abundant in August. The 

 injuries they inflict upon the foliage are similar to those 

 caused by the Potato Frog Fly, and the remedies are the 

 same. 



Potato Gnat (Sciara furcata). Curtis, in his " Farm 



POTATO ({NAT. 



Insects," refers to this insect and its larvae as feeding upon 

 potato tubers. As, however, it is doubtful if they attack 



