INJURIOUS INSECTS. 



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black color, tawny red head and legs, and two yellow 

 lines along each side of the body; between which 

 are many irregular white zebra-like lines. When 

 full grown it is two inches long. It is three-brooded 

 and passes the winter in the pupa state. It feeds 

 indiscriminately on quite a number of plants. The 



Fig. 17 Zebra Caterpillar and Moth. 



larva is seen in Fig. 17, at a, and the fully grown 

 moth at b. 



When young the larvae are congregated upon 

 a few leaves and may easily be checked by hand 

 picking. Later they can be destroyed by the applica- 

 tion of hot water, insect powder, or kerosene 

 emulsion or by use of the arsenites. 



CUTWORMS. 



There are a number of species of cutworms, 

 nearly all of which, however, are similar in habits 



