Show SERIOUS DAMAGE BY CLOVER WORM alfalfa crop suffers much injury in eastern part of the united states BEST MEASURES OF CONTROL wh when outbreaks are particularly sn severe vere use of Is advisable caterpillar feeds on different plants Wre prepared pared by the united states state department of df agriculture iturea keyloun dan to alfalfa fit ly by the awn gr c en clover iam y orm has been reported potted re alic united states department of front from several ser nl parts of tit the vit stern linof of the united stu stater tet where till ills 4 post pest I 1 la 4 distributed generally although tor for many years it hns has been known to occur commonly on lnor elover and hns has received its popular dittme froin tills this fact its injury to this fici rop hns rarely been sufficiently soil serl nis nim to justify control measures it usually confines its attacks to inous crops such as alf alfalfa ulta cloar clo vr soy beans cowpeas cow peas and vetch but fecas on strawberries unit anil block blackberry berry plants and sonie some common weeds meeds dest best control measures the best beit control measure consists in til liely cutting of oc the alfalfa crop tio so us its to remove tho the food supply nv when h c I 1 I 1 tile lio caterpillars of 0 this insect tire most lant clean culture Is also ree rec tue A f ailt I 1 X iw alfalfa Is e highly regarded as a forage crop nin mended and when outbreaks are particularly bad the hie use of the Is advisable there are three or four of if tin the green clover worm a season fcc aion UP ar to the bulletin alch which allows ninale for the insect to In increase creaso brently in it suni the uio are killed hilled in considerable numbers nuin bris by tin tural insect on emles tes but this method of control can riot not bo be lelnd upon for protection of the nl fallu crop the alfalfa should be mowed nio Ml when hen tile the insect Is in tile caterpillar or wo worm rin from ten days to in three weeks after the time of the till ap pe dearance ln inne arance of nt the moths in great abail dance to insure success abe fiell field should be left ili nn clean and ann ns as in ili ayder odar to rep repta rhe food supply y nav any shelter protecting i the lie direct rays of tile the sun suit wh which ach hastens their destruction clear fields of insects if the thee inea can not be carried out without injury to the either cither fruin front cutting ur or too delay deiny anit until the alfalfa tf hi ready for another cutting it ought to he possible however before the summer Is passed to clear the fields of this insect in this mariller manner in III the eastern F premature cutting often reci ilta in permanent nt injury to fil falfa especially while it is young joung im bilig his renson reason the cutting of tills this crop i m nuch ich 1 ih ur tv ot 0 the normal period Is IR not As tile lie caterpillar feeds on ninny diffene nt plants ditch banks bank and feeve rows roa hould be kept free from weeds the enter bave been caught bendily ly by dragging a field with a hop per dozer such its 03 Is used for araa hopper outbreaks ft does not hurt the when not used to erces and will catch many injurious tit |