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INSECTS OF COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE IN FLORIDA— 
THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL (Continued) 

Adult 
HARLEQUIN CABBAGE BUG. These bugs are colored 
black or dark blue with gaudy red or orange marks. In the 
northern section of Florida they frequently attack cabbage, 
mustard, turnips and radish. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Sabadilla Dust. 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 

Adult Nymph 
SQUASH BUG. The adult is dark brown, in some cases finely 
mottled with lighter brown or gray. The newly-hatched nymphs 
are reddish but change quickly to green and black, the green 
gradually changing into gray. Although these bugs can be found 
in all vine crops, they prefer squash and pumpkin. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Sabadilla Dust. 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 

Adult 
FLEA HOPPER. Both adults and nymphs are black. Flea 
Hoppers attack most principal truck crops, but in Florida, only 
celery is affected seriously at times. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kilcide 3 Dust (Contains 3% DDT) .* 
Pyrocide Dust No. 7%. 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS 
DDT 50% wettable powder—2 pounds per 100 gallons.* 
Nymph 

GREEN PUMPKIN BUG 
(SOUTHERN STINK BUG). 
The adults are light green, while 
the nymphs are dark bluish with 
pronounced red markings. In 
South Florida, particularly in the 
Homestead area, they occasionally 
become a major pest on potatoes, 
tomatoes, some sub-tropical fruits, 
and tangerines. During the last 
several years, North Florida truck 
crop growers also have reported 
heavy infestations of pumpkin 
bugs. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Sabadilla Dust. 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 
LEAF-FOOTED PLANT BUG. 
The adults are reddish brown or dark 
brown. One important species has a 
narrow transverse band of light yellow 
or white across the middle of the 
back. In the Homestead area, these 
bugs at times are a serious menace 
to tangerines and other citrus crops., 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Sabadilla Dust. 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 


RED SPIDER. They are usually 
pale yellowish or greenish, with or 
without dark spots. Principal truck 
crops in Florida subject to red spider 
infestations are eggplant and straw- 
berries. Spotty infestations are oc- 
casionally found in bean fields. 

Adult 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Dusting Sulphur. 
Thrip and Mite Dust (for strawberries). 
HCH Dust (G3).* ° 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS 
Sulfocide—2 quarts per 100 gallons. 
Vapatone—l1 pt. per 100 gallons. 

DIAMOND-BACK MOTH LARVA. These are tiny worms, 
feeding mostly on the underside of leaves of cabbage and related 
plants. They are very active when disturbed. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kilcide 3 Dust.* 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 
DDT 50% wettable powder—2 pounds per 100 gallons. 

SERPENTINE LEAF MINER. The aggot of a small fly is 
responsible for the snake-like “tunnels” found in between upper 
and lower surfaces of leaves of many vegetable crops. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 
HCH Dust (G-3).* 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS 
Benzene hexachloride 50% wettable—3 to 4 pounds per 100 
gallons.* 

Kilgore Agencies in The West Indies; Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines, 53 
Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica; Nassau, Bahamas; Port au Prince, Haiti. 
