Squash Bugs. 



Look out for squash bugs in the month of 

 June. The bug is about half an inch long, the 

 female being a little larger than the male and 

 they are usually found in pairs. The female 

 lays its eggs on the under part of the stem of 

 the leaf. The eggs are brown, the size of a 

 pin head and arranged in rows. The young 

 bugs grow rapidly and are as destructive as 

 the parents. The small bugs are bluish black 

 and soft, without wings. The adult is about 

 three-fourths of an inch long with black body 

 and a narrow line of yellow running around 

 the outside of the body and head. The body 

 under the wings is red. They work at night, 

 but are found around the stem and under the 

 leaves in the early morning. Catch them and 

 immerse them in kerosene, placed in a tin can. 

 Put lime water around the roots and dust 

 slacked lime over the plant around its base to 

 keep them away. 



Use tobacco stems soaked in hot water and 

 cool before using. Pour the mixture around 

 the roots of squash and melon vines to kill the 

 larvae of the striped beetle, which bore into 

 the roots and kill the vines. 



Saltpetre will kill insects and is a good ma- 

 nure. Dissolve one pound of saltpetre in four 

 gallons of water. 



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