BEET WORMS AND THEIR REMEDIES. 
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Fitll Grown Worms .—The worms are now between one and 
two inches in length, rather plump and sluggish, and have a 
habit of curling up when touched or suddenly exposed to the 
sunlight. The color is dull green or greenish brown. Two 
broad, irregular stripes extend down the back which are lighter in 
color than the rest of the body and more brownish. On the sides 
will also appear broad light colored lines. The number of prop- 
legs is now found to be five pairs. The easiest way to discover 
the presence of worms in the field is to examine under boards, 
clods and other objects, or dig in the earth near the base of plants. 
Often when a plant has been injured the culprit may be found by 
digging in the ground near it. They seldom bury themselves to 
a greater depth than two inches. 
PLATE IV. 
The Army Cutworm. (Chorizagrotis auxillaris.) 
1. The adult moth. 2. Full-fed larva. 3. Pupa in case of hardened earth. 
4. Cutworm filled with chrysalids of tiny parasite. 
[We have reared as many as 2005 of these parasites from one cutworm.] 
All twice natural size. 
At Aurora, near Denver, in 1903 the larvae were so abundant 
that they ate off entire fields of alfalfa. The early garden crops 
were almost entirely destroyed. The larvae covered the side¬ 
walks in such numbers that it was impossible to walk without 
