R.B. BUCHANAN SEED CO. 
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. 
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. 
Leaf Hopper 
Found on Grapes, Apples and Potatoes 
Mexican Bean Beetle 
CABBAGE WORM 
(a) Butterfly, or Adult, (b) Eggs, Side 
and Dorsal View, (c) Larva or Worm, 
(d) Chrysalis or Inactive Stage. 
Potato Beetle or Potato Bug 
Tomato Worm 
HOW TO IDENTIFY PESTS OF VEGETABLES 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE—Is the worse 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 brownish 
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 j 
out of the ground where it spent the winter just as the Potato plants are coming up. The i 
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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