more the narrow margin left for profit has been destroyed by
these pests, the boll-worms. On corn it is also a serious pest;
the worm eats into the head of the young corn and into 'the end
of the growing ear, or even into the end of a ripe ear. The gar-
den varieties of corn are especially attacked. It is not at all un-
common to have persons tell you that late corn cannot be raised
on account of the corn-worm. The .thorn-apple (Datura tatula
and D. Stramonium) is attacked and eaten into in the same way
as a cotton boll. When it attacks tobacco it is known as bud-
worm, and the remedy usually employed is hand-picking.
 A good deal of complaint was made last year of a peculiar
worm in the pods of English peas (Pisum sativum). On rearing
a number of these insects sent to the college, it was found that
they were the boll-worm.
 A field of fine summer, or custard, squash (Cucurbita pepo)
was so badly infested that it was not worth the trouble to haul
them to the packing house. The worms may enter this and the
opening be not visible as long as the chewings are fresh, but
after a day or two the opening becomes plainly visible.
 During the meeting of the Florida State Horticiltural
Society, at Pensacola, some quinces were brought to the hall that
were eaten into by this worm; the quinces fell as soon as
entered.
 DESCRIPTION OF MOTH.
 The adult form of this insect is by no means well known,
nor is it commonly seen. The moth is one and a half to nearly
two inches from the tip of one fore wing to the tip of the other.
The majority raised by us in the insect cages are about one and
a half inches. The body is rather plump; about an inch long;
the antenna thread form; the color is about that of light chamois
skin. The adult itself does no harm, and is probably attracted
to the field by the nectar in the flowers. It flies in the evening
and during the night, when the eggs are laid.

 LIFE HISTORY.
 The egg hatches in from two to five days, depending upon
the condition of the weather. During the larval state is when
the great amount of damage is done. From the first it feeds on
the fruiting portion of the tomato. The smaller worms attack
the smaller fruit, while the full grown larvae usually seek
tomatoes about ready to ship, or that will soon ripen.