Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-03
and help make good Germans.-Farm Life. CUCUMBER BEETLE AND
 SQUASH BOXER.
Vines Should Be Carefully Watched
 and Precautions Taken.


 Already some gardeners have noted insect attacks upon their cucumber!s and squashes. Insects which most commonly damage these plants in Con necticut are the striped cucumber beetle and the squash borer. The methods for recognizing and effectively handling them are as follows:
 The striped cucumber beetle closely resembles the three lined potato beetle in appearance and is often confused with this insect by the amateur gar dener. Both are yellow in color with three black stripes on their back The striped cucumber beetle, however. IS brighter yellow in color with black head and is somewhat smaller than the three lined potato beetle.
 The larvae or young are small, slen- der white grubs which will usually be found in the soil They feed on the tender roots of the cucumber and some times tunnel into the stems near the base.
 Young plants should be protected as soon as they break through the ground by placing around them a frame cov- cred with netting. Four lengths of board five or six inches wide nailed together in the form of a square with netting tackled over the top makes a good protector for young plants and is not difficult to make at home. l Spraying heavily with arsenate of lead is usually effective. or dusting i the plants heavily with powdered arse nate of lead. To dust plants properly. place the powdered arsenate of lead in cheesecloth bag and shake over the l plants.
 During the latter part of June, the squash borer is usually busy laying eggs. These eggs may be found on most any portion of either squash or pumpkin vines and upon matching the larvae bores into the base of the stems. Like most insects in the larvae form, the squash borer is heavy feed CT and it is not long before the vine in which it is working wits and dies | The borer working as it does inside l the stem has not been discovered and | gardeners are often at a loss to ac- count for the plants death. l During July and August keep close 1 watch of your vines Examine then carefully. paying particular attention | to the base of the stem and the groune near by. If there are droppings ol sawdust found near the base, you may rest assured that there is a borer a work inside. When you have found { plduL lIldI HdS tie appear dilCe LII lid ing a borer inside. take a sharp knife and make a cut lengthWise along tho | stem until the borer is found, the1 kill him. If the injury to the plan has not progressed too far. the GU will heal and further damage be pre- vented.
 A precaution which should aiwayt be taken by those growing squash O pumpkins, whether borers are presen or not. is to cover the joints of thu vines with earth. By doing this nev roots are developed and the strenGtl of the plant greatly increased Wher this method is followed and borers ap pear, the danger or loss is greatly re duced. It is sometimes advisable |, plant early as a trap crop and thel destroy the vines affected. Crop which are planted late are not oftel injured to any great extent.-G. Nj Codding, Connecticut Agricultural Col lege.
 SlLO TIME.
 The time to f1ll your silo is-neX