TOMATO PESTS. 



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walls, and floors vvitli a solution of one part carbolic acid 

 to eight parts of water. 



Greenfly. — Fumigate with nicotine to get rid of this 

 pest. 



Red Spider — This mite, which is fully dealt with 

 elsewhere, also attacks the foliage of tomatoes where the 

 atmosphere is kept too dry. 



TOMATO ROOT EKJ,\V,)i;M. 

 The rootd are infested by microscopic worme, which produce galls or 

 swellings on the roots. 



Remedies. — Maintain a moister atmosphere, and dust the 

 leaves freely with flowers of sulphur. 



White or Snowy Fly (Aleyrodes vaporarianum). — A 

 small white fly which infests the leaves and fruit of the 

 tomato, sucking out the sap and crippling the foliage, as 



