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the chrysalis stage in the case. Finally the winged moth 

 emerges. 



The moths themselves are harmless, but they lay the eggs 

 that become the destructive larvae. The moths may be 

 prevented from laying their eggs in clothing by putting it in 

 well sealed paper packages, or in tight boxes or chests. The 

 insects, that is the adults, do not like the odor of moth balls 

 and camphor. Hence these substances are usually put in the 

 chest or package in which the clothes are to be kept. Cedar 

 chests are also avoided by moths. All these precautions 

 are useless, however, if eggs have already been laid in the 

 garments before they were put away. Therefore it is well to 

 brush out well and air the clothing before packing it. 

 Another way to prevent injury from moths is to put the 

 furs, etc., in cold storage; if any eggs are in them they will 

 not hatch. 



Our gardens suffer from several kinds of insects. Early 

 in the growing season Cutworms are troublesome. They 

 cut off the sweet-peas and other tender plants near the ground, 

 and drag the plant down into the burrow generally close to the 

 base of the plant, where, if we dig, we can generally find the 

 culprit. This cutworm is a fleshy, gray, black-striped cater- 

 pillar, which crawls about at night. It is the larva of a moth. 

 The best preventive against it is to put a little fence or girdle 

 of stiff paper or boards around the plant or the beds. Poi- 

 soned bran is a bait they will eat. Birds and toads are 

 good friends of the gardener and destroy many cutworms. 



Cucumbers and squashes are injured by the Striped Cucum- 

 ber-beetle and the Squash-bug. Paris green and ashes are a 

 remedy against them. 



A very injurious butterfly is the little white Cabbage But- 



