INJURIOUS INSECTS. 



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blacic color, tawny red head and legs, and two yellow 

 lines along each side of the body; between which 

 are many irregular white zebra-like lines. When 

 full grown it is two inches long. It is three-brooded 

 and passes the winter in the pupa state. It feeds 

 indiscriminately on quite a number of plants. The 



Fig. 17 — Zebra CaterpUlar and Moth. 



larva is seen in Fig. 17, at c, and the fully grown 

 moth at b. 



When young the larvae are congregated upon 

 a few leaves and may easily be checked by hand 

 picking. Later they can be destroyed by the applica- 

 tion of hot water, insect powder, or kerosene 

 emulsion or by use of the arsenites. 



CUTWORMS. 



There are a number of species of cutworms, 

 nearly all of which, however, are similar in habits 



