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INJURIOUS Il^SECTS. 



notice, did not its droppings betray it. Hand picking — 

 and it is perfectly harmless — is the remedy. 



The Caterpillar of the Corn, or Boll- worm {Heliothis 

 arinigera), besides doing vast injury to Indian Corn, and 

 to Cotton, feeds on many other plants. In some of the 



Fig. iO.— BOLL- WORM {Heliothis armigera) feedeng upon tomato. 



Western States, it has proved a great pest to the Tomato 

 grower, eating into the green fruit, and causing it to rot. 

 Figure 40 shows this Caterpillar attacking the Tomato. 

 This insect is described under Indian Corn. 



