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on the heads of timothy. Their work is confined largely to the ker- 
nels, the chaff falling to the ground. 
They are at work in June and July, and a second brood appears in 
the later summer months. The adult is a brownish yellow moth. 
At the end of summer the full-grown eaterpillars of the second brood 
enter the ground, where the winter is passed. 
Early fall pasturing will starve out the second brood of caterpillars. 
With this should be combined the destruction of wild grasses, for the 
worms will feed on these in lack of their favorite food. Stock may be 
removed from the pastures by the middle of September if desired. 
Early fall plowing, where feasible, will accomplish somewhat the 
same result. 
The Pickle Worm (Diaphania nitidalis Cramer) 
In the Southern states ripening melons, squashes, and cucumbers 
are rendered worthless by a whitish or greenish worm, half an inch 
Fie. 266.— The Pickle Worm. Original. 
to an inch long, which bores holes into the fruit, feeding both on the 
rind and inside. Blossoms, leaves, and stems, also, are injured, but the 
damage to the fruit is the most serious. 
The adult is a handsome moth, brownish in color, with large, clear 
