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Other Insects Injurious to Cotton. Other insects attacking 

 cotton are the cotton wire-worm, the cotton root-louse, the cotton 

 stainer, page 182, and the pink boll-worm. The last is a newly 

 introduced pest, which bids fair to be very injurious. 



QUESTIONS 



1 . Give the life history of the Hessian fly and methods of control. 



2. Describe and give the life history and control measures for the chinch bug. 



3. Discuss the wheat-head army worm and compare with the common army 



worm. 



4. Give habits, life history, and remedial measures for grasshoppers. 



o. Name, in order of relative importance, the insects affecting alfalfa and 

 give life history and remedies for the first three named. 



6. What are wire worms and why are they especially destructive and hard 



to combat? 



7. What are three of the most injurious enemies of corn in the South? 



8. Give life history of the hop plant louse. 



9. Name two leading pests of rice. Give life history and control measures 



for each. 



10. Name three important insects affecting cotton and give remedial measures 



for the same. 



11. Do the sarr.e with tobacco insects. 



12. Describe and give the life history of theAngoumois grain moth. How is 



it injurious, and what means of control are recommended? 



13. Which crop is the greatest sufferer from the chinch bug, wheat or corn? 



14. What insects are most destructive to field crops in your section? 



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