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Some such piles of rubbish or straw might be left in which they 

 would collect, then burn them. When they show up in the spring, 

 start some extra crop which they like. When they collect on that, 

 destroy it and the bugs. They are practically immune to poisons 

 as they do not feed on the surface of the plant. 



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Cut-worm Moth (Noctuidae sp.) 



Cut Worms 



(Noctuidae sp.) 



These troublesome insects are of various species, but all have 

 similar habits, which are pretty well known everywhere. 



They remain in the ground just beneath the surface during the 

 day, coming out at night to cut our growing plants near the ground, 

 to crawl up the trees and feed on the leaves, and the allied species, 

 known as the Army Worm, goes in droves across the country, de- 

 vouring everything in its path. ' 



The adult forms of all these worms are night flying moths, and 

 these may be caught to some extent, with lantern traps ; a dish on 

 top of a stake having coal oil or some sticky fluid in the bottom 

 and a light just above it in the center, but the main dependence 

 must be placed in poisons for the worms themselves. 



For garden plants, like tomatoes, cabbages, potatoes, etc., put 

 at the base of each plant a tablespoonful of brain into which paris- 

 green has been thoroughly mixed in the proportion of 1 to 50, 

 and then wet until it will stick together, with slightly sweetened 

 water. The worms like this better than the plant. Lay a board 

 12 inches wide on the ground in the garden and leave it over 

 night. In the morning you will find many worms under it which 

 can easily be killed. This is an excellent trap for them. 



A band of tree tanglefoot or cotton batting about the tree trunks 

 will keep down those which climb trees. 



The Army Worm is a different matter. On first discovering 

 them, pile inflammable material on them and burn it, if the army 

 is not too large. If they have begun to move, a furrow plowed 

 across their course and kept constantly wet with kerosene has 



