Plant Enemies and Insecticides 



insect pests, especially cutworms, root lice, 

 tomato worms — the pupae of which winter in the 

 ground and if turned up by the plough will be de- 

 stroyed, radish and cabbage maggot and the like. 



Even though the past season has been practi- 

 cally free from trouble of this sort the intelligent 

 gardener will recognize the possibility of trouble 

 and in time of peace will prepare for war by sup- 

 plying himself with the more common and use- 

 ful varieties of insecticides. It is not desirable 

 that the list should include everything in the 

 bug pharmacopoeia; a few standard remedies 

 faithfully and intelligently used are far better 

 than an embarrassing assortment that leaves one 

 undecided as to which is best and often results in 

 half-hearted use of first one and then the other, 

 with lax intervals which give the enemy time to 

 recuperate and multiply. 



It is best in deciding upon the insecticides and 

 fungicides to be used to have a clear classification 

 in mind of the several kinds of insect to be 

 exterminated as one form of poison may not be 

 suited to all forms of insect life : for instance, in- 



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