THE HOME GARDEN 301 



not injure the foliage. The lice live mainly on the under sur- 

 faces of the leaves. As they do not chew, but rather get their 

 food by sticking their beak into the tissue of the plant and 

 drawing out the sap, it is necessary to cover their body with 

 the material named in order to kill them. Arsenical poisons 

 are of no help in controlling this insect. The method of apply- 

 ing the spray is as important as the material itself. For the 

 best results use a Yermoral nozzle with bent shank, fastened 

 on the end of a spraying rod. If the nozzle is worked about 

 and between the foliage thoroughly and a fairly high pressure 

 is maintained, the material will be thrown out in a fine spray 

 and practically every insect on the plants will be reached. 



Colorado potato beetle. Paris green, or lead arsenate, 

 mixed with a little slaked lime, are the insecticides to use for 

 this pest. 



Flea beetles often cause serious damage to tomatoes, egg- 

 plants, and potatoes. This is a small black beetle which 

 jumps from plant to plant when disturbed. It may be effect- 

 ively controlled by keeping plants covered with Bordeaux 

 mixture and arsenate of lead. 



Cutworms. These often work serious damage in the spring 

 of the year while the ground is still cold. It is always well 

 to avoid planting vegetables on sod ground if possible. Some- 

 times manure, which has laid on a pile during the previous 

 summer, has provided an ideal place for the cutworm moths 

 to lay their eggs, and such manure often adds multitudes of 

 cutworm eggs to the soil. If the number of plants is not 

 too great, the cutworms can be best controlled by uncovering 



