Young" 

 potato 

 beetle 

 or slug 1 



POTATO 

 BEETLE 



NOTE^Small 

 potatoes and 

 t few in the 



SPRAY 



with 



ARSENATE OF LEAD 



OR OTHER ARSENICAL 



Use arsenate of lead in proportion of 2 pounds of 

 powdered form(or4H>s.ofpaste)to 50 gallons of 

 water.Mix first with small quantity of water and 

 then stir thoroughly into the full amount. 



If arseaite of zinc or arsenate of lime is used 

 follow directions on package. ^^T 



Apply with a good pump throwing a fine I 

 mist. Cover the foliage completely. ' 



Befin spraying when, the beetles first appe 

 Spray for the slugs -when the eggs are hatchin 

 and repeat as often, as necessary. 



f Infell beetles reenter yround to spend winter. In 5prin? they/ 

 f. emei^e to feed on the young plants. Then the females hy their e 

 l t on under sides of leaves .which produce first generation, of iluga.^ 



FIG. 228. Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, popular 

 poster on the potato-beetle. 



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