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chief to other members of the family, and especially when it is i_
· exceptionally common and its preferred food plants have been  
destroyed.
Beans of all sorts should be watched closely in the early ig
part of the season and sprays or dusts be applied when the first  
clusters of eggs are being placed on the leaves. ‘
Refuse of infested crops should be destroyed when the eggs, v_
larvae or pupae are still present on the leaves. All lurking places  
should be removed in the fall to keep the beetles from hibernating
about premises.
i Dusting with arscnate of lime, 1 lb., sulfur, 1 lb., and hy-
drated lime 4 lbs., is recommended as a means of checking the
injuries.
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During the season of 1921 the pest is likely to appear in
many new localities in Kentucky. Correspondents observing it
· will confer a favor by reporting its presence in any locality not
already noted by us as invaded in 1922 and 1923.
y Figures 1. 2, 3 and 6 are from photographs made by l\Iiss ' i
L_ Carrie Lee Hathaway, of the Department. 4
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