Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


 CORN
STHE CORN LANTERN-FLY (Peregrinus maydis) (See also page 159)

 This insect and the bud worm are the worst enemies of
late-planted corn in Florida. In the latter part of August the
lantern-fly becomes extremely abundant and severely infests
practically every stalk of young corn, and quickly kills it. Stalks
that have reached the tasselling stage are not severely injured.
 This lantern-fly is a slender yellowish-green insect about a
sixth of an inch long. Its wings are longer than the body, and
are clear except for some dark-brown markings near the tip.
 They collect in large numbers in the bud and in the axils of
the leaves. These colonies are usually composed of numerous
young of all stages, and a few winged adults.
 These insects are easily killed by tobacco extracts, but con-
trol would demand repeated sprayings and this would be profit-
able only on especially valuable corn. Early-planted corn will
usually avoid injury from this, as well as many other corn pests.

 CUCUMBERS
 SQUASH A TRAP CROP FOR THE STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE
 (See also page 167)

 It is stated in Bulletin 203 of the Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station that this beetle prefers squashes to cucum-
bers. As squashes should be generally planted in cucumber and
cantaloupe fields to serve as a trap crop for the pickle and melon
worms, no extra trouble and expense will be incurred.
 It is also stated that the beetle prefers corn meal or flour
to curcubits and that plants sprinkled with either of these will
largely escape damage from this insect. The writer has had no
opportunity to test either of these recommendations.

 EGGPLANT

 OTHER BUGS WHICH ATTACK EGGPLANT (See also page 169)

 In" addition to the pumpkin-bug and the cotton stainer, the
following sucking insects have been found to inflict severe dam-
age on eggplant.