Show OUTBREAK OF TRUE ARMY WORM HAS BEEN DETECTED I IN N SOUTHERN AREAS r rca f ca r v a x f. f i i 3 f r The True Army Worm and Its Des Destructive Work In the long battle against Insect enemies ene ene- s mies the bureau of entomology United States department of agriculture serves as the farmers fanner's listening post to give ghe due warning of an nn Impending raid from the enemy An outbreak of the true army worm has been detected detect detect- ed in ht southern Illinois and also In southern Missouri and the scientists are making every effort to give Information information mation upon the control of or this pest 4 r r r Parent or Moth of True Army Worm Enlarged I It Is expected that the worm will appear appear ap ap- ap pear in the sections lying north and northeast of the area aren infested at nt pres ent eat Probably this will occur within a n short time and farmers are urged to be ready with their defense Control of Pest Just what tills this defense should consist consist consist con con- of is fully described In fn Farmers Farmers' Bulletin which the department will send free fine upon request to any Interested person Briefly the control of the pest Is effected by hy means of poisoned poi pol- poisoned Boned baits poisoned sprays upon crops not Intended to tu be used as ns forage forage for for- age and by the construction of ditches and traps where the masses mosses of caterpillars caterpillars cater cater- pillars can be caught and crushed with witha a log drag For the next three months the fields of growing grass and grain groin must be watched carefully and when the worm Is discovered the tine attack should be I pressed with utmost vigor to prevent the pest from fortifying his position Once the army worm will claim a n large slice of farm profits for his Indemnity millions indemnity millions of ot dollars have passed down do the greedy maw of the army worm In th the past 30 years Markings of True Worm The true army worm should not be confused with the overflow worm or orthe orthe orthe the grass worm say the federal en en- The genuine article Is Isa Isn isa a n nearly naked smooth striped caterpillar caterpillar cater cater- pillar about one and one half Inches long His greenish body is marked with three dark stripes which run one down each side and one down the back for the length of the body The head hend Is greenish brown speckled with black The army worm operates oper-ates In masses and from this characteristic he derives his name When large numbers of them are at nt work In a n field the champIng champing champ champ- Ing sound of their moving Jaws can cnn be plainly heard as os they devour every blade in sight |