CABBAGE PESTS 
The majority of the medium sized, smoky 
grey and brownish moths, which are at- 
tracted to the lights, are adults of the 
ecutworm caterpillars. 
Remedies 
The poison bran mash, consisting of 
bran 16 pounds, Paris green one pound, 
salt one-half pound, cheap syrup one gal- 
lon, and warm water to make a coarse 
mash, is the standard remedy for cut- 
worms. This may be placed on a field 
prepared for a crop or may be placed 
about the base of the plants when they 
appear. Poultry should not be allowed 
free range over a treated field. 
succulent forage of any kind may be 
sprayed with an arsenical, mowed and 
placed in small heaps about the field, pre- 
ferably in the evening. Where these meth- 
ods are impracticable, arsenical sprays 
applied to the host are of some assist- 
ance. For young plants just set in the 
field, as cabbage and tomato, a mechani- 
cal barrier consisting of a cylinder of 
tin or cardboard may be shoved down 
about the plant. 
For the climbing cutworms, which at- 
tack the developing buds of our fruit 
trees in early spring, the poison baits are 
very good; but better still, is a belt of 
some sticky material about the trunk of 
the tree, or some mechanical device such 
as a piece of cardboard attached funnel 
shaped, tight at the top and flared be- 
low. Cotton batten may be used in a 
similar manner. Wrap a strip eight 
inches wide about the tree overlapping 
it at the edges where it meets. Tie this 
band at the lower edge, then, taking 
hold of the upper edge, roll it down over 
the bottom edge. This makes a very ef- 
fective funnel. 
Diamond-Back Moth 
Plutella maculipennts 
The larva is a very small green 
worm. The moth is about one-third inch 
long and folds its wings roof-like over 
its body. <A white line borders the 
inside of each fore wing and these coa- 
lesce to form a single white stripe down 
the back with diamond-shaped expan- 
sions at intervals when the wings are 
folded. 
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Larvae usually feed on lower surface 
of leaves and not until quite numerous 
do they eat holes clear through. 
Treat the same as for imported cabbage 
worm. 
A. D. Serpy 
Dipterous Leaf Miners 
There are several species, notably the 
imported turnip leaf miner, native cab- 
bage leaf miner, imported cabbage leaf 
miner, native clover leaf miner. 
They are minute flies which lay their 
eggs in the cabbage and other plant 
leaves, the young larvae ruining the 
leaf. Not very injurious and no practical 
remedy is known. 
Flea Beetles 
Several Species 
Minute beetles that jump like fleas 
when disturbed. 
They eat small holes in the leaves of 
the plant, or if numerous, destroy whole 
sections of the leaf. 
Spray with Bordeaux mixture. 
Harlequin Cabbage Bug 
Murgantia histrionica Hahn 
Family Pentatomidae 
General Appearance 
The adult bugs are black with bright 
red markings. They are one half inch 
long and two-thirds as wide. The eggs 
are almost imitations of miniature white 
barrels with black hoops and black spots 
in the proper places for bungholes. They 
are arranged in clusters side by side. 
The young greatly resemble the adults, 
but lack wings and yellow predominates. 
This color gradually changes to orange 
and red as the nymphs reach maturity. 
Life History 
The adults hibernate in various shelter- 
ed places over winter and appear with 
the first warm weather in the spring to 
feed. The first plants to furnish food 
are wild mustard, radish and other mem- 
bers of the cruciferous weeds. Upon 
these also the eggs are laid and the young 
soon appear in great numbers in time 
to migrate to the cabbage plants and 
work upon them throughout the summer. 
Successive broods may appear in the 
