222 INSECT PESTS OF FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD 



known as ground cherry (Physalis viscosd)." The life history 

 of this species is very similar, therefore, to the false budworm or 

 bollworm. 



The corn ear-worm (which see) is usually found attacking 

 tobacco in Virginia and Kentucky only late in the season after 

 corn has commenced to harden. It then bores into the buds, seed- 

 pods, and flower-stalks, in the same manner as the last species. In 



Florida, however, Pro- 

 fessor A. L. Quaintance 

 states that its worst in- 

 jury is done early in the 

 season before corn or cot- 

 ton are available, the 

 eggs being laid in the bud 

 and the young larvae feed- 

 ing on the unfolded 

 leaves, doing very serious 

 injury. In Florida the 

 corn ear-worm or false 

 budworm is more com- 

 mon than the former 

 species. 



Control. P o i s o n e d 

 corn-m e a 1 has been 

 found to be a satisfactory 

 remedy for both species 

 when they bore into the 

 bud. Mix a teaspoonful 



no. 187,-Larva of false budworm (Chloridea of arsenate of lead into a 



obsolete), showing work on seed capsules of quart of finely ground 

 tobacco plant. (After Quaintance.) cornmeal and sprinkle 



into the buds from a can perforated like a pepper can. This 

 should be applied frequently, especially after heavy rains. 

 Large buds should be opened and a pinch of the poison placed 

 within. When spraying or dusting with an arsenical is prac- 

 ticed against the hornworms it will aid in the control of the bud- 

 worms, and may be advisable for them alone where injury is 

 serious. . When the injury by the false budworm occurs only 



