. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 66 INJCJRIOUS INSECTS. notice, did not its droppings betray it. Hand picking— and it is perfectly harmless—is the remedy. The Caterpillar of the Corn, or Boll-worm (Heliothis armigera), besides doing vast injury to Indian Corn, and to Cotton, feeds on many other plants. In some of the. Fig. 40.—BOLL-WOKM {Heliothis armigera) teeding tJPON tomato. Western States, it has proved a great pest to the Tomato grower, eating into the green fruit, and causing it to rot. Figure 40 shows this Caterpillar attacking

. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 66 INJCJRIOUS INSECTS. notice, did not its droppings betray it. Hand picking— and it is perfectly harmless—is the remedy. The Caterpillar of the Corn, or Boll-worm (Heliothis armigera), besides doing vast injury to Indian Corn, and to Cotton, feeds on many other plants. In some of the. Fig. 40.—BOLL-WOKM {Heliothis armigera) teeding tJPON tomato. Western States, it has proved a great pest to the Tomato grower, eating into the green fruit, and causing it to rot. Figure 40 shows this Caterpillar attacking Stock Photo

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. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 66 INJCJRIOUS INSECTS. notice, did not its droppings betray it. Hand picking— and it is perfectly harmless—is the remedy. The Caterpillar of the Corn, or Boll-worm (Heliothis armigera), besides doing vast injury to Indian Corn, and to Cotton, feeds on many other plants. In some of the. Fig. 40.—BOLL-WOKM {Heliothis armigera) teeding tJPON tomato. Western States, it has proved a great pest to the Tomato grower, eating into the green fruit, and causing it to rot. Figure 40 shows this Caterpillar attacking the Tomato. This insect is described under Indian Com.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Treat, Mary, b. 1835. New York, Orange Judd

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