| Show OUTBREAK OF TRUE ARMY WORM HAS BEEN DETECTED IN SOUTHERN AREAS Z the th true army worm and its destructive work in an the long battle against insect enemies the bureau of entomology united states department depatt ment of agriculture serves its as the farmers fan ners listening POW post to give due warning of an impending raid from the enemy an outbreak of the true army worm has been detected in southern illinois and also in southern Misso missouri and the scientists tire are making every effort to give information upon the control of this pest XI I 1 parent or moth ottrue army worm enlarged it Is expected that the worm will appear in the sections lying north and northeast of the area infested at present probably this will occur within ft short time and farmers are urged it to be ready with their defense control of pest just what this defense should con gist of Is fully described lu in farmers bulletin which tile department will send free upon request to any interested person briefly the control of the pest Is effected by means of pop pol baits poisoned sprays upon crops not intended to be used as forage and by the construction of ditches and traps where the masses of caterpillars can be caught and crushed with a log drag r for or the next three months the fields of growing grass and grain must be watched carr fry and when the worm Is discovered the attack should be pressed with utmost vigor to prevent the pest from fortifying his position once In trenched the army worm will claim a large slice of form farm profits for his indemnity millions of dollars have passed down the greedy maw of the array army worm in the past 30 years markings of true worm the true anny worm should not be confused with the he overflow worm or the gr grass ass worm say the federal en ell the genuine article la Is it a nearly naked smooth striped caterpillar about one and one half inches long nis ills greenish body Is marked with nith three dark stripes which run one down each side and one down the back for the length of the body the head is greenish brown spec speckled led with black the army worm ope operates intes in maimes and al id from tills this characteristic lie derives his name when large numbers 0 of hem then inre are at work in a field the champ ing sound of their me moving v ing jaws can be plainly heard as th thes ca devour every blade in ili sight |
