Show INJURY BY CORN insects insect are more or less abundant in all of corn carn browing states of mississippi valley by ny J TROOP pu purdue due experiment station on numerous letters have been received by this station concerning 1 yo insects viz lz the corn root worm vorm and the corn it la Is evident that these insects are mors more or less abundant in all of bf the corn grow ins ing states of the mississippi valloy valley the corn com has destroyed millions of dollars worth of corn cam during the last thirty years for furniere far and aud yet it ta to one of the easiest species of insects to control when once the farmer becomes acquainted with its habits like most insects of this class it Is useless to attempt to hold it in n check by the application of pol poisons it covers too much territory and during the period when it does its injury Is concealed beneath the surface of the soli soil As one become better acquainted with its life history therefore the more evident it becomes that the application of good up to date farming methods Is the only remedy needed As the larvae do not feed upon any thing but the corn roots it Is evident that it if a regular rotation of crops Is in practiced so that corn Is grown on an the same soil only once or twice in three or four years there will be no chance for the insects to increase |