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

CUTWORM. The moths are gray, brown or blackish, more 
or less mottled. The forewings are usually banded or streaked. 
e hind wings are nearly white and unmarked. The larvae are 
dull-colored, usually brownish with faint spots and lines, and 
most 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 FOR CLIMBING CUTWORMS 
CF SF EF 
Kilchlor Dust 5% 3+ 4 Bs) 
Kilcide 5 Dust 3+ 4, 6 1 
Kilgam Dust-144% 2+ 4,7 a 
Kilhex Dust 144% 2+ 4, 6, 7 3 
Kilphene 10 Dust 3+ 4, 6 4 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLIMBING 
; CUTWORMS 
Alltox Wettable No. 400 
4 lbs. to 100 gals. 3+ 4, 6 ] 
DDT 50% Wettable 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. 3+ 4,6 ‘ 
DDT 25% Emulsion 
1 qt. to 100 gals. 3+ 4,6 1 
Gamtox Wettable 
3 lbs. to 100 gals. 2+ 4, 6,7 1 
Isotox Wettable No. 250 
1 lb. to 100 gals. 2+ 4, 7 4 
Synchlor 50-W 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. 3+ 4 4, 
POISON BAIT RECOMMENDATIONS 
(For subterranean cutworms) 
Poison Bait No. 7 
(Contains Kilhex) 
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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 FOR ARMYWORMS 
CF SF EF 
Kilchlor Dust 5% 3+ 4 5 
Kilcide 5 Dust 3+ 4, 6 1 
Kilgam Dust 142% 2+ 4, 7 7 
Kilhex Dust 14% 2+ 4,6, 7 3 
Kilphene 10 Dust 3+ 4, 6 4 
RHothane 5 Dust 3+ 4, 6 2 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ARMYWORMS 
Alltox Wettable No. 400 
4 lbs. to 100 gals. 3+ 4, 6 1 
DDT 50% Wettable 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. ef 4, 6 il 
DDT 25% Emulsion 
1 qt. to 100 gals. 3+ 4, 6 1 
Gamtox Wettable 
3 lbs. to 100 gals. 2+ 4, 6, 7 1 
Isotox Welttable No. 250 
1 lb. to 100 gals. pyle 4 Ts 4 
Synchlor 50-W 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. 3+ 4 4 
MOLE CRICKET. Every grower is thor- 
oughly familiar with these brown, flat in- 
sects. Their greatly enlarged front legs are 
fitted for burrowing in the soil. In seedbeds 
and small gardens they are particularly 
destructive as they feed on roots and de- 
stroy young plants while digging their 
runways. 
RECOMMENDATIONS (For Seedbeds & 
Field) 
CF SF EF 
Kilchlor Poison 
Bait No. 8 1 4 1 



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 adults 
feed on all vine crops, especially cu- 
cumbers and squash. The larvae 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. 
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FLEA BEETLE. The adults are mostly 
black or steel-blue. When disturbed, 
they jump away quickly. The larvae are 
small cylindrical worms of a whitish col- 
or. Flea beetles attack various vegetable 
crops, such as potatoes, eggplant, spin- 
ach, cabbage, strawberries, etc. In some 
species, the larvae confine themselves 
to root-feeding, while in others they 
may attack leaves and stems of plants 
as well as by tunneling into them. The 
injury of the adults consists of tiny, shot- 
like holes or indentations, creating an 
opportunity for the entrance of destruc- 
tive plant diseases. It is therefore ex- 
tremely important to control this insect. 


MELON WORMS. Greenish caterpillars with two white 
slender stripes the full length of the body. They bore into the 
fruit as well as feed extensively on the foliage of melons, cucum- 
_ bers and squash. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLEA BEETLES, 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLES AND MELON WORMS 
CF SF EF 
Kilchlor Dust 5% 2+ 4, 5 
Kilgam Dust-1144% 2+ 4,7 si, 
Kyrocide Dust 30-70 2 os 2 
Pyrocide Dust No. 744* 2 Z 4 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLEA BEETLES, 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLES AND MELON WORMS 
CF SF EF 
Isotox Wettable No. 250 
1 lb. to 100 gals. 221. 4, 7 4 
Kryocide 
4 lbs. to 100 gals. 2 2 1 
Synchlor 50-W 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. 24- 4 4, 
* Pyrocide dusts not recommended for control of Melon Worms. 
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