The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-05-05
COTTON INSECTS.
COMPILED FROM PROF. RILEY's REPORT BY
PROF. JONES, MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY.
IT'S NATURAL ENEMIES.

successfully.
Bird. and ants have already been men
TONED as DESTROYING MANY of the caterpiL
lars. The consumption Of them by enemies
accounts for the sudden disappearance which
sometimes occurs.
HOES racoons opossums and skunks are
Lroyn ~ eat the worms. but it is evident
+bat tbe.e cannot do much towards checking
+Lar, mil nov have become very numerous
ord are n,ie,ratips, in large numbers to fresh
fields
Pats devour the moths oreedilv These
1.,ts .a,,,,asr very, carly in the Southern part
of the bel. and might be made useful in the
nrotectiop Of the cotton crop from the de-
yost,tions Of the worm
Rird- are IF incaIcuIsLIe benefit Those
,,,l,icb have baop observed eatiuq the cotton
meet arc.
Turkey. chickens. ouinea fowls reese
-. - -. $50. -
Prdr4e cLleN'iis' 'ii' ''7i, ~" Vi no
bluebird, cardinal grosDeak, mocking bird
DuIe Jay reu-"il's "i''cA oiiH' rice oiiu anu
A'l''ee' P''''' - IA pa! ~
keep some gram sc'IIeIed ABOUT 'He co'I'h
fields in the earlier parts Of the growing
season a. an attraction to birds
Tha E,ol;-h -,.,-r,.,.. I b,a, ,og,,,,
-,
mehueu put experience Win IL HAS HoI
been satisfactory. This bird feeds more on
,,r,,y than an insects. in tho hot vve,tI or
;'....,.',- - ;. - .,....tI.
ward i f"87 ue'oui 7'Iile u inc NoiIli7-
Among Invertebrates we may name the
following enemies Of the cotton insect:
l. - green Slo'iuei 9Pluel'
2 Ants; These are among the most val
liable dcstrovers of AIetia They milk the
,I,o4 Ic, until tbe-s III, .,,,v a. tho
f''
weather grows not; theh tAe anus turn
upon the eggs and young larvae OF AIetia.
Heavy rains in spriug often drown immense
II III. t.,. ........,,.
lion Vi COLO" "0lni7 - ''''0N
>. Leat-cutIug ant destroys D0tH worm
and cntton pIant
p..l ; .;-- l..I..,1 ,,,,,,l
beetles some thlhk lhe lazy NCoec'-
aHiifr) are also useful as enemies to the
,.,,,,,, ,y,r,,y These Iady-bird. =. i well
-. -.
AHo"H' u7Po9i' th3li go % 'i-"' 'i'e''
young when h2tched Wiii teed on young
plaut.Ijce: for this reason they are beneficial
,,.,.,1,,,.. =. liI-oI, tb.t ,boi, ,.a,,,,
-,
ieed on y'uhS cotton c'Iel Pi'iaI7 "H9H the
piant-llce leave.
= Next tn the ants in uscfIlua-s are SIM
r4:1. t: -.
-! sfo'o7 - u7'' "'i''iA sum ~"
the Juices OF Ihelr prey by SNORT sh"tp
beaks.
e. 4 kind Of large. fierce flies (isjIida)
, - u IL ;..4.. I'll
on young chickens, attacks the cotton
worms probably the moths also.
= pr,,,., .H,, mr. r.o.ouito-ha,vi- attach.
"A a.
Jun "'i III anu -!
Iherc are many othef insects winch are
found on the plant with Aletia and which
urob3bIy prey uuon the latter. Int further
t-,.;t, Ill J., l.t,11;.I. a. ca
80 ~ wy
Doubtless results VIII amply repay INC
planter for the trouble of carefully studying
the habit. and modes Of propaoatiuo of al
CuTSe '''u o'n'I PlodIl'"Io i''9oO'9 nan
Nti'i.,R' I rai,f
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PREVENTION.
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ing tiie IaESseS " 1"'' - NO
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pe 10 hdSlSn Hl''uiI'y ~ e,l+' " tioll %
ele sill ~ ouii' III nj i,,,l -
ON nc ltioiI r - - c7t
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culIi'4.'o men ne a
cy 70 ui''Hlo anu h,ioCN u 'o "oti,iS' o,sii
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Tbm - 81, ,,a+nrin,l Tariafes ar5 ~
80, Nsead obi,inad fr5n moro northern
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