WEB WORMS EATING THE LEAVES 



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Fig. 220. — Adult of the Hedgehog Caterpillar. Original. 



The Saddle-back Caterpillar {Sihine slimulea Clem.) 



This i.s a short, broad caterpillar, distinctly spiny. There are two 



especially long spines at each end. The body is dark at either end, 



light green in the middle, and in the center of the green area is a dark, 



oval spot. The spines cause irritation if they come in contact with the 



Fig. 221. — The Saddle-back 

 Caterpillar. Original. 



Fig. 222. —Adult of the Saddle-back 

 Caterpillar. Original. 



skin. Care should be taken not to handle the caterpillar or to touch it 

 inadvertently. 



The Garden Webworm {Loxostege similalis Gn.) 



Corn and cotton, and sometimes beets or garden crops, are invaded by 

 hordes of yellowish worms, one half to three fourths of an inch long, 

 marked with many small, dark dots. They spin webs over the plant and 

 skeletonize the leaves. The pest appears early in the season, having 

 migrated from pigweed, which is the normal food plant, or from alfalfa, 



