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Remedies. This insect is not yet found in this section 

 but is common in the Eastern states, and where it is found, 

 all withered or dead vines should be destroyed. When 



Fig. 54. Squash vine borer; a, male moth; b, female, with wings 

 folded naturally; c, eggs; d, full-grown larva; e, pupa; /, pupa cell. 

 (Chittenden.) 



vines have only commenced to wilt the borer may often 

 be cut out, when the vine will recover. It is also a good 

 plan to cover several of the lower joints of squash vines 

 with earth to encourage the formation of extra sets of roots 

 at these places. 



The Squash Bug (Anasa tristis). This insect makes 

 its appearance the latter part of June or the 

 first of July. The fenfales deposit their brown- 

 ish-yellow eggs in small patches on the under 

 side of the leaves. These hatch into nymphs 

 that suck the sap of the leaves, often seriously 

 injuring them. The full-grown bug is a little 

 over one-half inch long and is of a rusty pig. 55. 

 black color above and yellowish beneath. It Juash^bSg 1 ^ 

 emits a disagreeable odor when touched. (SSttenden.?' 



