
pe 12-SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE 

3. CABBAGE WORMS 

4. WHITE GRUBS 
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INSECTS IN 
YOUR GARDEN? 
KNOW THEM Going after Insects in your garden 
without knowing who they are is 
ARD You CAN like going into battle without know- 
CONTROL THEM ing who to fight. If you can recog- 
nize the Insects which are making a 
shambles of your garden it’s like putting in the first blow be- 
cause, armed with the right insecticide, you can go in there 
and spray them right out of it and into whatever place bugs go 
when they die. Listed herewith are 11 of the most common 
garden vandals in this area. Meet ‘em... know ‘em... 
kill ‘em. 
and is capable of running swiftly when disturbed. Head is noticeably separated from 
rest of body. Chews leaves ragged and sometimes eats them entirely. TREATMENT: 
Dust with STAFFEL’S CRYOLITE on non-edible plants or STAFFEL‘S PYROCIDE DUST 
on vegetables. Loves Egg Plant. 
1 BLISTER BEETLE. A very slender, soft, dark gray or black beetle. Has long legs 
this species is approximately 1% inch long. It is yellowish-green in color, with twelve 
conspicuous black spots on the wings. Eats stems and leaves of plants, gouging out 
large, irregular holes. Growing tips.are completely cut off. Stems often eaten en- 
tirely around (girdled). TREATMENT: Dust with STAFFEL’S ROTENONE or STAFFEL‘’S 
HEMIPTERA (SABADILLA) DUST. Use a good dust gun in order to insure a fine, even coat- 
ing on the foliage. Give particular attenticn to the angles formed where the leaf joins the 
stem, for beetles usually hide in such angles. Loves Cucumbers. 
9 12-SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE. Slightly larger than Striped Cucumber Beetle, 
worm which feeds on the leaves. Leave dirty, pellet-like accumulations where leaves 
join stem. Loves cabbage and broccoli. IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM: The well- 
known larva of the well-known cabbage butterfly. The larva is approximately 1 inch 
long, velvet green in color with an orange stripe down the middle of the back, and a broken 
stripe along each side of the body. Eat leaves ragged with large irregular holes. Leaves 
peliet-like excrement where leaves join the stem. TREATMENT. Dust with STAFFEL’S 
Need: or STAFFEL‘S HEMIPTERA DUST giving particular attention to the under side 
of leaves. 
3 CABBAGE LOOPER. Illustrated is the Cabbage Looper larva, a greenish humped up 
trol is difficult and preventive measures are more effective. Plow ground in fall or 
winter. Rake up and kill grubs. Avoid planting on sod land. Dig in STAFFEL’S BUG 
HEX to kill remaining grubworms and scatter STAFFEL‘S BUG BAIT before planting, 
or immediately after. They love corn, which will show a patch growth with varying sized 
areas where the plants are dead or dying. Kill all June Bugs on sight. 
f WHITE GRUBS. This is the larva of the well-known June Bug or May Beetles. Con- 
yellow to brown in color. Each wing cover has 8 small black spots forming into 
three rows across the back when the beetle is at rest. Most abundant during July and 
August. Chew leaves on the under surface. At first glance they present a lace-like 
skeletonized appearance. Upper surface of leaves is left intact except as it cracks through 
upon drying out. Leaves cppear skeletonized. TREATMENT: Dust with STAFFEL’S ROTEN- 
ONE or STAFFEL’S PYROCIDE. Complete coverage of foliage is important. Rain imme- 
dictely after applicaion will necessarily call for a second dusting. Repeat at 10-day inter- 
vals to catch all newly hatched beetles. 
5 MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE. Approximately ¥3 inch long, and oval-shaped. Varies from 

MEXICAN BEAN BEETLES, 
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