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

CORN EARWORM (TOMATO FRUITWORM). The 
moth is colored with shades of cream, or light brown, and with 
olive-green tints, sometimes with black dots. The larva, when 
first hatched is creamy white with a black head. The older 
larvae are variedly colored, some being solidly green, cream or 
yellow. They are usually marked with stripes and dots of two 
or more colors. ‘The corn earworm prefers corn to other crops, 
but it is often a very serious pest in tomatoes. When corn is 
not available, they will readily attack peppers, eggplant and 
the pods of beans. 
RECOMMENDATIONS (For Corn) 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (U. S. Dept. of Agr., 
Bureau Entomology and Plant Quarantine, E-497, Feb. 1940) 
recommends the use of a solution of pyrethrins in highly re- 
fined mineral oil as the most effective method of control. For 
the treatment of sweet corn in Florida, such solutions should 
not contain pine oil. The most effective and economical 
method of applying this solution is by means of a pressure 
oiler equipped with a long spout and connected to a knapsack 
tank by an oil resistant hose. The solution should not be 
applied until the ears have been fertilized, that is, as soon as 
the silks become wilted but not earlier than the third day after 
silk exposure. Applications are usually most successful when 
made between the time when the silks have wilted and the 
time when their tips have turned brown. 
For description of Kilgore’s Corn Earworm Oil and Kilgore’s 
Special Precision Corn Earworm Oil Gun see pages 63 and 77. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORN 
CF SF EF 
Kilcide Dust No. 1— 
Impregnated 2+ 4 l 
Kilcide Dust No. 2— 
Impregnated ihe 4 2 
Kilcide Dust 5% 2 4 l 
RHothane 5-Sulphur Dust Z ee 2 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOMATOES 
CF SF EE 
Kilchlor Dust 5% 24+ s 3 
Kilphene 10 Dust 2+ 4,6 3 
Kryocide-Sulphur 
Dust 30-70 2 Z 2 
RHothane 5-Sulphur Dust Pll 4 2 
Where Poison Baits are desired use: 
CF SF 
Kilgore’s Poison Bait No. 4 2 2 
Kilgore’s Poison Bait No. 8 2+ ey 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOMATOES 
HORNWORMS. These large worms are the larvae of several 
of the hawk moths. Often they reach a length of three to four 
inches. They bear a slender “horn” on the rear end. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF 
HORNWORMS 
CF SF EF 
Kilchlor Dust 5% 2 4 3 
Kilphene 10 Dust 34+ 476 4 
Kryocide Dust 30-70 34 2 2 
SPRAY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTROL 
OF HORNWORMS 
CF SF EF 
Synchlor 50-W 
2 Ibs. to 100 gals. 2 4 1 

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. 
DUST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEXICAN 
BEAN BEETLE 
CF SF Vesa) 
Kilphene 10 Dust pee 4,6 3 
Kryocide-Sulphur 
Dust 30-70 2 2 & 
Rotenone Dust 1% 2 2 4 


Larva 
SQUASH VINE BORER. The 
moth is wasp-like of appearance. 
It is colored beautifully by having 
the front wings covered with me- 
tallic-shining green and olive-brown scales. The hind wings 
are transparent. The abdomen is ringed with red, black and 
copper. The body of the larva is white, the head being brown. 
Immediately upon hatching, the young larvae bore into the 
vines of squash and other cucurbits, although certain varieties 
of squash are very much preferred by them. 
Chemical dusts and sprays are not sufficiently satisfactory to 
warrant the time and cost of application. When a vine is found 
to be infested, a sharp knife should be used to split the vine 
lengthwise to remove and destroy the larva. The injured areas 
of the vines should be covered with moist earth immediately. 
For control of squash worms see melon worms on page 59. 

CF SF EF 
Alltox Wettable No. 400 
4 Ibs. to 100 gals. 2+ 4,6 1 
Gamtox Wettable 
3 lbs. to 100 gals. 2+ AGG 7 1 
Isotox Wettable No. 250 
1 lb. to 100 gals. 2+ 4,7 3 
Kryocide 
4 Ibs. to 100 gals. 2 a 1 
Synchlor 50-W 
2 lbs. to 100 gals. Boe 4 ] 
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For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
