REPORT ON INSECTS INJURIOUS TO GARDEN CROPS IN ELORIDA. 
By Wm. H. Ashmead, Special Agent. 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
Jacksonville, Fla., 
September 2, 1886. 
Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith, in pursuance to your instructions, 
my report on 11 insects injurious to garden crops ” in Florida, comprehending field-work 
and studies on these pests from May 15 to August 31, 1886. 
My time was too limited to do fulljustice to the subject ; moreover, it will take several 
years of the most laborious, painstaking industry to thoroughly work up the life his- 
tories of the destructive insect pests affecting our garden crops in this State. 
Yours, very respectfully, 
WM. H. ASHMEAD. 
Prof. C. Y. Riley, 
U. S. Entomologist , Washington, D. C. 
INTRODUCTORY. 
The insects depredating “ garden crops” in Florida are legion, and 
the time at my disposal, May 15 to August 31, was too limited to begin 
to do the subject justice. 
Daily rains, too, from latter part of June and all during July greatly 
interfered with my field-work. During the months of March and 
April early vegetables are raised in great quantities for northern ship- 
ment and consumption, and it is then that the greatest activity exists 
among certain destructive pests depredating these crops. That is the 
timeinvestigation should begin. However, considerable work has been 
accomplished^ and in the following pages will be found descriptions of 
some of the more injurious insect pests injuring these crops ; moreover, 
to make the report of practical value to our vegetable growers, I have 
given the best remedies known, extracted principally from the writings 
of Professors Riley, Fitch, Lintner, Packard, Forbes, Thomas, &c. 
INSECTS AFFECTING THE CABBAGE. 
Probably there is no garden crop in Florida that is so preyed upon 
and so seriously threatened from the attacks of insect pests as the cab- 
bage and its numerous varieties. 
To well-known imported European insect pests, now thoroughly estab- 
lished here and depredating this crop, may be added many indigenous 
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