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When a nest of these is formed, run a pole into it, twist 

 it round till the nest and its contents are wraped round the 

 pole, and bring the whole down and kill the worms. Let 

 this be done early in the morning, when the worms are all 

 in the nest. It any escape this operation, repeat it when 

 they have rebuilt the nest. 



Where the nests have been suffered to remain till the 

 insects have left them, young broods for the ensuing year 

 will, the next Spring, be found on the trees in the chrysalis 

 state, under the shelter of a dry curled leaf or two, bound 

 with filaments like cobwebs. These should be searched tor 

 and destroyed. 



It is said that Caterpillars will take shelter under woolen 

 rags, when put on trees where they resort; from which 

 they can be easily taken and destroyed. 



GRUBS. Large maggots produced from the eggs of a 

 species of the Butterfly, very injurious to Indian corn, while 

 young, by eating the roots. Frequent ploughings, manur- 

 ing the land with lime, soot, ashes, or salt, all tend much to 

 keep them out of the soil. 



Most of the articles before mentioned, as being offensive 

 to insects, either boiled in, or diluted with, water, and that 

 applied to the hills, especially just before a rain, will quick- 

 ly drive the Grubs away. 



TOP, or SPINDLEWORMS. White worms, resembling 

 Grubs, found in the central hole which is formed by the 

 leaves of Indian corn ; and they there eat off the stem 

 which forms the top of the plant. They are mcsily to be 

 found near barnyards, and in rich spots. They are disco- 

 vered by their excrement appearing on the leaves. Sprink- 

 ling the corn with a weak lye of wood- ashes will extirpate 

 them. 



BLACKWORMS. Ash-colored worms, with black stripes 

 on their backs. When full grown, they are of the thickness 

 of a goose-quill, and about an inch and a quarter long. 

 They hide in the soil by day, and commit their depredations 

 by night. They eat off young plants above ground, and 

 frequently endeavor to draw them under. It is said that 

 manuring the ground with salt will drive them from it, and 

 that lime and astoes will also have nearly a similar effect. 



REDWORMS. These are slender, about an inch long, with 

 a hard coat, and pointed head. They eat off wheat, barley, 

 and oats above the crown of the roots ; and they also eat 

 through turnips, potatoes, 8cc. No adequate remedy is 

 known, unless it be manuring with the manures before 

 mentioned, which are offensive to all insects. Summer- 

 fallowings are also recommended, as depriving them of 

 their requisite food. 



