THE INSECT 



prompt and energetic means were taken to 

 dislodge and rout them. The time to begin 

 the fight against this insect is when the first 

 one is discovered. Lose no time in procuring 

 the weapon I have spoken of, make efi^ective 

 use of it, and when you have succeeded in get- 

 ting control of the enemy keep it. 



The red spider is not always red. He some- 

 times wears a brown coat, sometimes a brick- 

 colored one. But his methods of operation are 

 always the same. It is an easy matter to dis- 

 cover him after one knows what to look for. 

 If the leaves of your plants begin to turn yel- 

 low, and to fall off, and they take on an appear- 

 ance of general ill-health, suspect the spider 

 as being at the bottom of the trouble. It is 

 true that other causes may produce similar 

 effects, but it is well to presume that the spider 

 is responsible for the trouble, and an immedi- 

 ate examination should be made with a view 

 to determining the facts in the case. Look at 

 the underside of the yellowing and dropping 

 leaves. If you find tiny webs there you can be 

 sure that the spider is causing all the mischief. 

 But do not be satisfied with this. Look sharply 

 into these webs, and the chances are that you 

 will see mites, red, brown, or brick-colored, 



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