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

Larva 
Adult 
CABBAGE LOOPER. The front wings of the moth are brown- 
ish, showing a silvery spot near the middle of each wing, 
roughly resembling the figure 8. The hind wings are pale 
brown or bronzy. The larvae are greenish, bearing a conspicu- 
ous white line on each side of the caterpillar. When resting 
or moving, the median part of the body, which is without legs, 
is usually humped up in the form of a loop, hence the name 
“cabbage looper.” The larvae attack all members of the cab- 
bage family. Occasionally, they are also found on lettuce, 
beans, peas, spinach, and tomatoes. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kilcide 3 Dust (Contains 3% DDT).* 
Kryocide Dust 30-70.* 
Pyrocide Dust No. 7%. 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS 
DDT 50% wettable powder—2 pounds per 100 gallons.* 
Kryocide—4 pounds per 100 gallons.* 

IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM. The wings of the butter- 
flies are white with several small black spots. The tips of the 
front wings are grayish. The caterpillars, when first hatched, 
are pale green, later changing to a soft, velvety green. Eggs 
of the adult females are deposited on all members of the cole 
crop family. The feeding damage of the larvae is frequently 
extremely heavy. 
For control of the Imported Cabbage Worm see “Cabbage 
Looper” above. 






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Larva 
CUTWORM. The moths are gray, brown or blackish, more 
or less mottled. The forewings are usually banded or streaked. 
The hind wings are nearly white and unmarked. The larvae are 
dull-colored, usually brownish with faint spots and lines, and 
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almost completely without hairs. Some species confine their 
feeding activities within the soil, while others climb up into 
plants, feeding on foliage and fruit. Practically all truck crops 
are subjected to cutworm injury. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS (Climbing Cutworms) 
Kilcide 3 Dust (Contains 3% DDT Dust) .* 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS (Climbing Cutworms) 
DDT 50% wettable powder—2 pounds per 100 gallons.* 
POISON BAIT RECOMMENDATIONS 
For Subterranean Cutworms) 
Poison Bait No. 4 (Contains Kryocide).*  - 
ARMY WORMS. Although belonging to the cutworm family, 
the various species, such as the “semi-tropical army worm” and 
the “fall army worm” feed during the day and have a tendency 
to collect in colonies. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kilcide 3 Dust.* 
HCH Dust (G-3).* 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS 
DDT 50% wettable powder—2 pounds per 100 gallons.* 
Benzene hexachloride 50% wettable—3 to 4 pounds per 100 
gallons.* 


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STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE. 
The beetles are yellow with three 
black stripes, the head being entirely 
black. The larve are whitish and 
resemble slender maggots. The alults 
feed on all vine crops, especially cu- 
cumbers and squash. The larve con- 
fine their feeding to roots and stems. 
The Spotted and Banded Cucumber 
Beetles (not illustrated here) are similar in appearance, except 
for the difference in their markings. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kryocide Dust 30-70.* 
Pyrocide Dust No. 74. 
Kilchlor 5% Dust.* 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kryocide—4 pounds per 100 gallons.* 


MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE. The beetles are yellow to cop- 
pery brown with eight small black spots on each wing cover. 
The larvae are yellow, bearing six rows of long branching black- 
tipped spines. Both the adults and larvae are destructive to 
bean foliage as well as pods. 
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DUST RECOMMENDATIONS 
Kryocide-Sulphur Dust 30-70.* 
Rotenone Dust 1%. 
For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s ‘“‘Bred-Rite’’ Seeds 
