SWEET POTATO TOMATO 335 



TORTOISE BEETLES (Cassidini). Beetles of brilliant colors and 

 their slug-like larvae which eat holes in the leaves of newly 

 reset plants. 



Treatment. Same as for next. 



FLEA-BEETLE. ( Chcetocnema confinis) . Small, dark-colored beetles, 

 which attack the plants soon after they are reset. 



Treatment. Dip the plants in a strong solution of arsenate of 



lead before resetting. Spray once or twice later with the same. 



Rotation of crops. Destroy all bindweed and wild morning-glory 



plants. 



CUTWORMS. Poisoned bait. Late planting. Keep the land free 



from weeds the previous fall. See p. 302. 



Tobacco. FLEA-BEETLE (Epitrix parvula). Small beetles eating 

 holes in the leaves in the seed beds. 



Treatment. Cover the beds tightly with canvas, or spray 

 thoroughly with arsenate of lead, one pound in 12 gallons of 

 water. 

 CUTWORMS. Use poisoned bait. Sod land should be plowed in 



fall. 



HORN-WORMS. See under TOMATO, below. 



FLEA-BEETLES, GRASSHOPPERS, and TREE-CRICKETS. Attacking the 

 crop in the field, may be controlled by spraying with arsenate of 

 lead, 1 pound in 16 gallons of water. 



Tomato. FRUIT- WORM (Heliothis obsoleta}. Larva, one inch in 

 length, pale green or dark brown, faintly striped, feeding upon 

 the fruit. Also on corn and cotton. 



Treatment. Hand-picking. Avoid planting close to corn or 

 cotton, or after either of these crops or after peas or beans. Prac- 

 tice fall or winter plowing. 



TOMATO- WORM (Phlegethontius sexta and P. quinquemaculata) . 

 A very large green worm feeding upon the stems and leaves of 

 the tomato and husk tomato. Seldom abundant enough to be 

 very serious ; kept in check by parasites. 



Remedies. Hand-picking. Rotation of crops. Clean culture. 

 Turkeys. 



FLEA-BEETLES. Dip the young plants in a strong solution of arse- 

 nate of lead. Bordeaux mixture acts as a repellent. See p. 303. 

 Violet. APHIS. Fumigation when grown under glass. 



