were deposited. Fig. 36 shows two of the beetles and stems 
of locust on which they are working. I'he drooping leaves 
were all dead and brown. 
Remedies — These beetles seem to have come onto the 
little trees from a large patch of milkweeds that were close 
by. If the milkweeds had not been allowed to grow in the 
vicinity of the forestry plot it is probable that the trees 
would not have been injured. 
THE SQUASH BUG. Lhmsa tristis De Geer.) 
A rather large bug, varying from one-half to three- 
fourths of an inch in length and varying in color from a 
grayish brown to a dull black color above and dingy yellow 
beneath. On account of their strong musky odor they are 
often called “stink bugs.” The bugs begin to accumulate 
about various vines of the squash family, particularly the 
vines of the Hubbard and other winter squashes about the 
time the first true leaves appear. There are two broods, 
the adults of the second brood living over winter under 
rubbish. 
Remedies — As this insect does its feeding by inserting 
a sharp beak and sucking the sap of plants, it is evident that 
it would be useless to apply a poison that has to be eaten to 
kill. For a considerable number of days before egg-laying 
the mature bugs gather about the vines to feed and mate. 
Often they collect on a single leaf causing it to wilt. By 
visiting the vines each morning the Inigs can be rai)idly 
Fig. .37. — Squash bug enlarged. Snow.) 
