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rid of the plants it breeds in by burning or cul- 

 tivating them out. Fall plowing has been tried, 

 but I am not informed with what success. 



If the stubble is burned in spring some 

 beetles of the other species may be destroyed. 

 An application of paris green to the young 

 plants may be of benefit by preventing injuries. 



Aflfecting the ear., — Corn worm (Heliothis 

 armiger, Hubn.). This is also known in the 

 South as the boll worm, as it injures the cotton 



!.— The Cobn Wobm Heliothis armiger, Hnbn. a, b, egge; c, larva; 

 c', pupalQ cocoun; e,/, moth.. (After Biley.) 



boll. The adult insect is a medium-sized, 

 heavy-bodied moth, with yellowish-gray or 

 clayey-yellow fore wings, tinged with light 

 olive-green, marked with lines of darker green 



