Show poison bran controls cutworms Cut worms in gardens prepared by the united states slates devar of agriculture seedling tomatoes cabbage lettuce and melons are frequently cut oty off near the ground by cutworms cut worms especially in tile the spring and early suin summer nier says the united states department of agriculture A cutworm Is tile the young or caterpillar vater pillar of a night flying moth rhe moth lays its eggs upon plants or other objects and tn in some cases directly upon the ground and the eggs hatch batch into cutworms cut worms I 1 tile the commoner cutworms cut worms nrc are stout soft bodied smooth 0 6 or nearly smooth and cylindrical varying in color from gray to brown or nearly black an and gonie sometimes spotted or marled marked with stripes cutworms Cut worms ordinarily work tit at night but often feed on dark cloudy lays many kinds bof of cutworms cut worms through the tha winter in the soil and begin work again early in the spring not noi only vegetable crops are attacked but also a wide variety of ornamental plants and neld held crops may be seye severely rely damaged cutworms Cut worms may be gotten rid of tea tilly by using a anan wait made up tip of one peck or five bounds of f dry bran brain one fourth pound arsenic or parts green one pint or molasses and three or four quarts of water |