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a white and glossy appearance. At this time the rind is 

 still penetrable by the finger nail. 



Squashes may be shipped either in barrels or crates, 

 and they must be so carefully packed as not to be bruised 

 during transportation. 



INSECTS. 



The insects infesting the squash plant, besides the al- 

 ready mentioned striped-bug (Diabrotica vittata), which 

 is more frequently on the cucumber, are: 



First The Twelve-spotted Squash-beetle (Diabrotica 

 1%-punctata). 



Second The Squash-bug (Anasa trislis). 



Third The Squash vine-borer (^Egeria cucurUtce). 



Fourth The Melon-worm (Phacellura hyalinitalis). 



Fifth The Squash Lady-bird (Coccinella borealis). 



The injuries inflicted by, and the remedies applicable 

 to the twelve-spotted squash-beetle, and the cucumber- 

 beetle or striped-bug, are identical and are described un- 

 der " Cucumber." 



The offensively smelling, rusty-black colored, hemip- 

 terous "squash -bug" affects the plant in the larval 

 and perfect state. It destroys the leaves in a manner 

 similar to the harlequin cabbage-bug, by sucking out 

 their juice. The yellowish brown eggs are laid in little 

 clusters on the underside of the leaves. Both eggs and 

 insects are readily detected, and may be hand-picked. 

 The squash vine-borer lives, and inflicts its injury within 

 the stem of the plant. The first indication of its presence 

 is the wilting of the vine. The larvae may be killed by 

 destroying such vines, to prevent the increase of the in- 

 sect. The melon-worm (see "Melon") only attacks the 

 later crop of squashes, and should be destroyed whenever 

 found. The squash lady-bird, is the only species of the 

 Coccinellidge which does not befriend the farmer. This 

 insect feeds both in its larval and perfect state upon the 



