|Beetle |shoots and |arsenate of lead or
| |brush. |calcium arsenate,
| | |mixed with 1 part of
| | |wheat flour. Spray
| | |with arsenate of lead
| | |or calcium arsenate,
| | |1 tablespoonful if a
| | |paste or 1/2
| | |tablespoonful if a
| | |powder, and 1
| | |tablespoonful of lime
| | |to 1 gallon of water.
| | |
| | |
All kinds of |Mexican Bean |Eats the under |Dust with 1 part of
beans |Beetle |side of leaves |magnesium arsenate
| | |mixed with 3 parts of
| | |lime, or dust the
| | |yellow larva under
| | |the leaves with a
| | |pyrethrum dust.
| | |
| | |
{|Cabbage Maggot| |Keep the ground
{| | |thoroughly cultivated
{| | |around the base of
Early cabbage {| | |the plant or use tar
and cauliflower {| | |paper discs for
{| | |larger plantings.
{| | |
{|Common Cabbage|Feed on the |Same as for asparagus
{|Worm |shoots and |beetle. Pyrethrum
{|and Cabbage |brush. |dust is also very
{|Looper | |effective.
| | |
| | |
Cucumber, squash,|Striped |Eats the leaves|Protect with a
and melons.