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Leaf Hopper 
Found on Grapes, Apples and Potatoes 
Mexican Bean Beetle 
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CABBAGE WORM 
(a) Butterfly, or Adult, (b) Eggs, 
Side and Dorsal View, (c) Larva 
or Worm, (d) Crysalis or Inactive 
Stage. 
Potato Beetle or Potato Bug 
Tomato Worm 
Pests of Bush Fruits — Blackberry, Raspberry and Strawberry 
Remedies for control of insects and diseases found on pages 71, 72 and 73. 
ROSE SCALE—Is a snow-white, nearly circular scale insect found on the canes during 
the fall and winter. 
ANTHRACNOSE—Is the most destructive disease of bush fruits. It attacks the new 
growing canes, thus reducing the crop prospect for the next year. Anthracnose spots on 
the canes are at first purplish in the center, changing to grayish-white, the margins 
remaining purplish. The spots in severe cases may run together, girdling the canes. 
LEAF SPOT OF BLACKBERRY—It also affects Raspberries, confining its work to the 
leaves where it forms light to dark brown spots with whitish centers. Infection starts 
early in spring. For the control of these diseases spray with Liquid Lime Sulphur. 
STRAWBERRY PESTS 
FLEA BEETLES—Of the Strawberry are small green, coppery or blue jumping beetles 
that feed on the leaves in early spring, riddling them. 
LEAF-ROLLER OF STRAWBERRIES—Is a small greenish or brownish caterpillar that 
folds two halves of the leaves together, feeding within this shelter causing the affected 
leaves to turn brown and die. This begins its work early in the season. 
STRAWBERRY LEAF SPOT—Affects the leaves and fruit stems, where it forms many 
deep purple or red spots. Badly infected leaves and fruit stems will turn brown and 
die. Dutox will control Flea Beetles and Leaf Roller. 
HOW TO IDENTIFY PESTS OF VEGETABLES 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE—Is the worst pest of Asparagus. The head and underparts of 
the insect are bluish-black. The yellow wings have three black bands on them. Dutox 
is the best insecticide to use. 
BEANS 
ANTHRACNOSE—Attacks the leaves and the pods, forming roundish discolored areas 
with a purplish border. Use Bordeaux Mixture to control this disease. 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE—The adult beetles are oval shaped and pale yellow to brown¬ 
ish in color with sixteen black spots. The young beetle is yellow in color and spiny. 
It is essential that spraying or dusting should be on the upper and lower sides of the 
leaves. Use Dutox for either spraying or dusting. 
BEETS 
LEAF SPOT—Is a disease which attacks the Beet leaves in early spring; later the spot 
turns gray. 
THE FLEA BEETLE—Is a black, jumping, flea-like beetle that eats holes in the young 
Beet leaves. Both of these Beet pests can be controlled with Bordeaux and Dutox. 
CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, COLLARDS 
THE CABBAGE WORM—Is that greenish-yellow caterpillar that feeds on the leaves. 
The adult is a white butterfly that is often seen around the cabbage. This butterfly lays 
its eggs on the leaves and the eggs hatch into the Cabbage Worm. 
THE CABBAGE LOOPER—It crawls like a measuring worm, is green in color and feeds 
the same as the Cabbage Worm. Dutox will control both of these pests. 
CANTALOUPES, CUCUMBERS, WATERMELONS, SQUASH 
STRIPED BEETLE—Is a yellow beetle marked with three longitudinal black lines. Spray 
or dust with Dutox. 
LEAF BLIGHT—Is a disease sometimes called rust. It causes brown spots on the leaves. 
ANTHRACNOSE—This disease affects the leaves and stems in the form of dark sunken 
spots. All three of these pests can be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux Mixture. 
EGGPLANT AND PEPPER 
FLEA BEETLE—See Potatoes below. Spray or dust with Dutox. 
ROTS—Fruit Rot forms a gray mold on the partly grown fruit. Pepper Rot causes 
black, sunken, irregular spots in the Peppers. Spray with Bordeaux. 
POTATOES 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE—POTATO BUG—This yellow-black striped beetle comes 
out of the ground where it spent the winter just as the Potato plants are coming up. 
The beetles feed for a short time on the young plants and then lay masses of orange- 
colored eggs on the underside of the leaves. These eggs hatch into dark red young 
beetles and they proceed to eat the Potato vines. 
THE FLEA BEETLE—Is a small black jumping insect that eats holes in the leaves of 
the plant. Control with Calcium Arsenate, Arsenate of Lead and Paris Green. 
LEAF HOPPERS—Are small pale yellowish-green hopping insects that attack the Potato 
on the underside of the leaves. This insect causes the leaves to brown, which in time 
will kill the plants. 
BLIGHT—Is the most destructive Potato disease. This disease turns the leaves black 
and tends to rot the growing Potatoes. Blight attacks both early and late plantings. 
Bordeaux Mixture will control Blight and Leaf Hoppers. 
TOMATOES 
TOMATO WORM—This insect is a green caterpillar from two to four inches long with 
a horn at its posterior end. It will eat all the leaves off a plant in a few days unless 
the plant is sprayed. Use Calcium Arsenate, Dutox or Arsenate of Lead. 
FLEA BEETLE—See Potatoes. 
LEAF SPOT—This is a fungus disease that attacks the leaves early in the season. The 
spots become hard, dry and shrunken. 
ANTHRACNOSE—This disease causes small, sunken, discolored spots that turn a salmon 
color in wet weather. Both these diseases can be controlled by the use of Bordeaux 
Mixture. 
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