Overcoming the Bug Bug-a-Boo 



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are reaching maturity and beginning to crowd 

 together, it is often very difficult to reach such 

 sucking insects as the green plant louse or aphis. 

 Therefore, many gardeners depend on fumigation 

 to keep their houses clean. It is an instance of 

 where a stitch in time saves ninety-nine. You 

 can procure prepared strips of paper soaked in 

 nicotine that can be conveniently burned; or 

 get a fumigator. It is an easy matter to make 

 a practice of thor- 

 oughly fumigat- 

 ing the house 

 every two weeks 

 or so, and thus 

 keeping it bug 

 free. 



What to Ward 

 Against 



The most both- 

 ersome of all in- 

 sects are these: 



Aphis or plant 

 lice, usually green 

 in color, but oc- 

 casionally brown or black, as in the variety 

 affecting Chrysanthemums. They at first con- 

 ceal themselves very cleverly in the leaf axis, 



The greatest enemy of Lettuce under 

 glass is the green aphis. Fumigating or 

 spraying with tobacco preparations will 

 control it. 



