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CABBAGE INSECT PESTS AND STORING THE 

 CROP 



THREE insect pests threaten the existence of every 

 cabbage plant: the first one is the destructive 

 little cutworm pictured on page 18. The second is the 

 green plant louse or aphis, and the thirl one is the green 

 cabbage worm which destroys the foliage. 



Cutworms are combated most effectively by putting 

 paper collars around the plants or by poison bait. Aphis 

 may be fought by spraying the plants with a nicotine 

 insecticide. Against the green cabbage worm use Arsenate 

 of Lead or Paris Green in either powder form or as a spray- 

 ing solution. 



Should the heads begin to burst before it is time to 

 take them in, push plants over to one side. This breaks 

 some of the roots and checks development. Before 

 putting the heads into cellar or pits, turn them upside 

 down for a day to drain out all the water. Then put them 

 in a cool, dry cellar or bury them in a pit upside down. 



