268 How THE FARM PAYS. 



line. The belly is greenish. The engraving gives a very good repre- 

 sentation of the worm, which, however, makes itself known by its 

 numbers and its voracity in such an unmistakable manner, when 

 it overwhelms the wheat and grass fields with its unwelcome and 

 destructive presence, that the farmer needs no pictorial help to 

 recognize his enemy. The chrysalis (see engraving) is a shiny brown 

 color, of the size here given, and may be recognized by having two stiff 

 thorns, with two fine curled hooks upon each of them; and when these 

 are found in the soil, the appearance of the worms may be looked for. 



THE FALL ARMY WORM. 



Another Army Worm, which resembles the true Army Worm so 

 much as to be taken for it even by scientific men at times, appears in 

 the fall, and, when numerous, is a true pest. It does not confine 



FALL ABMY WORM. MOTH OF FALL ARMY WORM. 



itself, as the Army Worm does, to grass and grain, but devours in 

 addition purslane, turnips, garden vegetables and even evergreen 

 trees. It differs, however, in having hairs along the back in small 

 tufts, while the true Army Worm is smooth, without any appearance 

 of hairs. Its destructive character, however, makes it worthy of 

 notice among the pests of the farm. 



THE CUCUMBER AND SQUASH BEETLE. 



The small striped beetle, which is found harboring about cucumber 

 and melon vines, is an insidious and injurious foe to the grower of 

 these crops. Few suspect how much mischief this little lurking pest 

 accomplishes. But this beetle is the cause of the mysterious wilting 

 of the vines, " going down," the growers call it, which occurs without 

 warning, and for which no remedy has previously been found. But 

 if search is made about the roots of the plants a small, slender white 

 worm, or more of them, will be found gnawing into them; and as 

 they destroy one root, first one plant ' goes down," the leaves droop 



