Overcoming the Bug Bug-a-Boo 89 



Have you a magnifying glass or a microscope? 

 If not, get one. You will have constant use for 

 it in your indoor garden. It will open up an 

 entirely new world to you. When you become 

 skilled in growing plants, you will want to begin 

 hybridizing them, creating your own varieties. 

 And when you get to that point, you will discover 

 what an interesting part some insects play in 

 the lives of the plants you love. 



But, to get back to the business of handling 

 bugs. If you will examine the different kinds 

 you encounter, you will discover many interest- 

 ing things about their make-up and their habits 

 as the result of closer acquaintance. You will 

 readily come to see that there are two distinct 

 classes among them. Some actually eat or chew 

 the leaves or other parts of the plant; while 

 others suck the plant juices from underneath the 

 surface of the foliage. 



Chewirig Insects Can Be Poisoned 



The injury done by the insects that eat is at 

 once apparent, and they are easily located. But 

 the injury done by the other class, that sucks 

 the plant juices from underneath the surface, is 

 not apparent until the whole plant is seriously 

 affected. 



Common sense must tell vou that different 



