FLEA BEETLE
Keep plants well covered with Bordeaux mixture or Pyrox.
SCAB
Do not plant on freshly manured land, should be manured in fall or February at latest. Soak seed in formaldehyde before planting and dip each piece in sulphur.
SQUASH BORER
Slit infested stem and destroy worm and cover injured branch with earth or stone.
SQUASH BUGS
Use tobacco stems freely about hills. Spray with hot water very early in morning.
TOMATO
For leaf-blight.—Spray with Bordeaux mixture every ten days.