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killed by applying arsenicals, using either arsenate of lead or Paris 
green. 
The Zebra-caterpillar (\famestra picta Harr.) 
A conspicuous, naked caterpillar, two inches or more long when 
full grown, feeds on garden crops of various sorts, especially beets, 
Fig. 194. —The Zebra-eaterpillar. Larva and adult. Original. 
spinach, celery, and peas. The body is yellow, with a black stripe down 
the back, and another downeachside. Thehead isred. There are two 
generations, the first feeding in early summer and the second in the fall. 
The species hibernates as a pupa. Hand picking is the usual remedy, 
but they may be poisoned by liberal doses of arsenate of lead or Paris 
green. 
The Striped Garden Caterpillar (JJamestra legitima Grote) 
This species closely resembles the related zebra-caterpillar. It 
may be distinguished from the other by its darker color and the fact 
that the lateral stripes are divided into two portions, the upper lighter 
than the lower. The feeding habits, life round, and means of control 
are the same as for the zebra-caterpillar, 
