INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE TOMATO 



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experience enabling one to detect their presence read- 

 ily. Turkeys are utilized in destroying these worms 

 in the South. 



The stalk-borer, as its name implies, attacks the 



FIG. 39 — TOMATO STALK-BORER (Papaipettia ttitela) 



(o) Female moth; (fr) half-grown larva; (c) mature lar\-a in injured 



stalk; id) lateral view of abdominal segment; («) pupa — all somewhat 



enlarged. (From Chittenden, U. S. Dept. Agr.) 



stalk, and is an intermittent pest, though quite annoy- 

 ing at times. It is difficult to combat, but its injuries 

 may be prevented by care in keeping down, and by 

 ■promptly destroying, the weeds after they are pulled 

 or hoed out during the growing season. If weeds 

 are left to dry the striped caterpillar of this species 



