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during the day time under clods or just under the surface 

 of the ground near where they have been working. In a 

 small way they may be dug out and destroyed, but in fields 

 and on a large scale this is impossible, and a good remedy is to 

 scatter bait of poisoned clover through the fields. This is 

 easily prepared by dipping clover into Paris green and 

 water. A dough made of bran and Paris green sprinkled 

 about the plants will often be found very satisfactory in 

 destroying cut-worms, and sometimes will work even better 

 than clover for this purpose. Where cut-worms are abun- 

 dant a larger amount than usual of seed should be planted 

 that a good stand may be secured even if the worms do get 

 some of it. 



When plants such as cabbage, cauliflower, and tomatoes 

 are planted out, it is a good plan to wrap the plants with 

 pieces of stout paper extending about an inch below and 

 three inches above the ground. When boxes or tomato 

 cans are set around plants for shade, they afford a good pro- 

 tection from this pest. Protection from cut-worms to 

 hills of melons, cucumbers, and similar plants may be given 

 by pieces of pasteboard or tin. These should be cut about 

 three inches wide and sufficiently long to encircle the hill. 

 They should be set about an inch deep in the ground. 

 Spraying the plants with Paris green is a good remedy. 

 The moths of cut-worms, as well as such insects as adult 

 wire worms and grub worms, may be killed at night by means 

 of a lantern suspended over a tub of water having a little 

 kerosene on its surface. This should be done late in the 

 summer when the moths of cut-worms are abundant. 



Striped Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica vittata). This 

 little beetle attacks squashes, cucumbers, and melons when 

 they are young. By eating the foliage and tender stems 

 they may cause the death of the young plants. When 



