crops which are very closely related. Examples of insects 

 which confine their feeding to plants of a single family are the 

 asparagus beetle, large green tomato worm, Colorado potato 

 beetle and many others. 



General Feeders. 

 Cuhcorms. 



There are very few gardeners who do not recognize the cause 

 of young plants being severed at the surface of the ground just 

 about the time these get well started. Cutworms are smooth, 

 cylindrical caterpillars, about 1^ inches in length, and grayish 

 or dirty brown in color. They are mostly night feeders, and 

 remain hidden in the ground during the daytime. These 

 insects are general feeders, attacking all kinds of garden plants, 

 particularly when these are young and succulent. Cabbages, 

 cauliflowers, beets, carrots, beans, tomatoes, etc., are readily 

 attacked. 



Control. — Poisoned bran mash (see page 5) is probably 

 the best remedy for destroying cutworms, and if thoroughly 

 applied a few evenings before the plants are set, or a few 

 evenings after the seed is planted, will protect crops on in- 

 fested land. When cutworm damage to plants is noticed, 

 broadcast this mash thinly over the infested gardens. Apply 

 the mash in the early evening, so that it will still be moist 

 when the worms feed at dusk. Keep poultry away from land 

 so treated. Clover or succulent weeds which have been 

 thoroughly sprayed or dipped in water containing one-third 

 pound of Paris green to 50 gallons may be used in the same 

 way with good results if applied to fields before the plants are 

 up. 



White Gruhs. 

 Among the most common pests of corn, potatoes and straw- 

 berries are large white grubs, the young of common May 

 beetles, or June bugs. These grubs may be at once distin- 

 guished from other garden pests by the large brown head, and 

 fat, white body,' and their habit of lying curled up in a semi- 

 circle. They live naturally in sod land feeding on the roots 

 of grasses, and when new land is turned into a garden the 



