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wither and die. 

 an inch in length, yellow in color with a black head and 

 three stripes running down its back. The grubs also 

 cause considerable damage to the roots of plants. 

 Plants Injured. — Cucumbers, melons, squashes. 

 Remedies. — Application of dry Paris green to the 

 leaves of the plant. Kerosene emulsion has also been 

 successfully used. The cucumbers and melons, when 

 planted on a small scale, may be protected until large 

 enough to resist the attacks of the insect, by covering 



them with mosquito 

 netting. Use of to- 

 bacco and dusting 

 the plant with pyre- 

 thrum have also 

 been recommended. 

 Colorado Potato 

 Beetle (Doryphora 

 decemlineata, Say). — 

 This is a common 

 enemy to the Irish 

 potato, and is easily 

 Dept. Agri. recognized by the 

 bright striped condi- 

 tion of its body. It is small, and oval in shape. It is a 

 voracious insect, and eats the entire plant. 

 Plants Injured. — Irish potatoes and its kind. 

 Remedies. — Application of Paris green or London 

 purple, either in the dry state or sprayed on the plants. 



Canker Worm (Amsopteryx pometaria, Ilarr, or fall 

 canker worm; Paleacrita vernata, Peck, or spring canker 

 worm). — The two species of this insect are strikingly 

 alike, and, to the unpracticed eye, they may be readily 



Fig. 28 — Diabrotica villala. a, Beetle, b, Larva. 

 c, Pupa. (/, Side view of anal segment. 

 Chittenden, Div. Ent. IT. S. 

 Cir. 31. 



