INSECT PESTS OF CIGAR-TYPE TOBACCOS 30 
Baits containing a greater proportion of paris green than the rec- 
ommended formula frequently exert less control, ; as relatively large 
quantities of paris green are rather repellent to cutworms. Sirup 
or molasses is frequently used in cutworm bait, but they appear to 
be of little value in this region, except to aid in retaining the moisture 
in the bait. 
The bran and poison should be mixed thoroughly in the dry state 
and just enough water should then be added to make a mixture 
that, when pressed together in the hand and released, will fall apart 
with a crumbly consistency. Small quantities of the bait may be pre- 
pared in a large tub, while larger quantities can be mixed with a 
Paton hoe or shovel in a tight-bottomed box or wagon body (fig. 40). 
Care should be taken by persons mixing the bait to inhale as little “of the 
paris green dust as possible. 
Figure 39.—Adult of the granulate cutworm: A, In the natural resting position 
with the wings tolded; B, with the wings spread. X 14. 
After the land has been put in condition for setting the plants, 
the bait should be broadcast over the field at the rate of about 20 
pounds, dry weight, per acre. The application should be made late 
in the afternoon, preferably about sunset, and several days before 
setting the plants. If the land is heavily infested with larvae, two 
applications of the bait, with a 2- or 3-day interval between the apphi- 
cations, may be necessary to produce effective control. If a heavy 
rain follows a bait application, it will be ineffective, and the applica- 
tion should be repeated. 
The same bait may be used if the plants are attacked after setting, 
but it should be scattered on the ground between the rows, care being 
taken that lumps of the material do not fall upon the plants, as 
burning of the folhage will result. When the poisoned bait is applied 
after setting, however, it frequently happens that a considerable 
