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and mottled yellowish beneath. The young attack 

 the leaves near the ground. They appear in June 

 and successive broods hatch till October, when they 

 hibernate. If the vines are collected in the fall and 

 burned, large numbers may be killed. Land plaster 

 soaked with kerosene or with turpentine will act as 

 a repellent and drive them away from the vines. 



The Chinch Bug. This bug does great damage annu- 

 ally to the wheat and the corn crop. The adult insect is 

 less than one sixth of an inch 

 in length. It is blackish 

 in color with conspicuous 

 snowy white wing" covers. 

 The young are red in color. 

 They do not thrive in damp 

 weather, but in dry weather 

 the bugs that have hiber- 



nated in^ trash about the FIG. 157- Chinch Bugs, 



fields or in cracks of fences 



come out and lay their eggs in large numbers in the 

 mellow earth. They hatch out just as the grain is 

 in a succulent condition and the young do great damage. 

 No satisfactory remedy has been found for this pest, 

 although many may be killed in furrows plowed across 

 their line of march. 



The Bedbug. This ill-smelling insect finds its way into 

 houses and hotels of all classes. Persistent daily in- 

 spection, cleanliness, and a liberal application to all 

 cracks and hiding places of a mixture of corrosive sub- 

 limate in alcohol and turpentine will keep this insect 

 out of the home. 



Flies (Diptera, two-winged). --This large order of 

 common insects includes the common house flies, 



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