Twelfth Report op the State Entomologist 



391 



Plagionotus speciosus, bibliography, 

 237-238. 

 description of tbe beetle, 239. 

 distribution, 241. 

 family characteristics, 238-239. 

 food plants, 242. 

 formerly a rare insect, 240. 

 life-history, 240-241. 

 natural enemies, 242. 

 ravages of the insect, 239-240 

 reference, 243, 362, 

 remedies, 242. 

 Plantain, Ecpantheria fed on, 189. 

 Plantain-leaf miner, 352. 

 Plant-lice, abundance of, 352. 



Adalia bipuntata preying on, 298. 

 armv-worm moths attracted by, 



203. 

 preyed on by Syrphid larvse, 350. 

 Platynus sinuatns, 209. 

 Plea" for Entom.ological Stndy, A, 336- 



345. 

 plicata, Chi amy s, 362. 

 Plum (Chickasaw), Phytoptus pruni 



on, 318. 

 Plum curculio, 266, 271. 

 Plum : insects injurious to, 

 Aphis prunifoliie, 350. 

 Aspidiotus perniciosus, 316. 

 Plum mite, 350. 

 Plusia balluca, 308. 

 Plusias, scarcity of. 308. 

 Podisus spinosus, 262. 

 Pcecilocapsus lineatns, 363. 

 Poke berry, Ecpantheria scribouia 



feeding on, 183, 189. 

 politum, Trypoxylon, 359. 

 Pollenia rudis, 361. 

 PolvdesmidEe. siiecies treated of, 300- 



303. 

 Polydesmus Cauadensis [serratus], 

 301. 349. 

 complanatus, 301, 349. 

 falcatus, 364. 

 habits of species, 301. 

 serratus, 301. 

 pomifoliella, Bucculatrix, 307, 360. 

 pomonella. Carpocapsa, 360. 



Trypcta, 347-318. 

 pomorum, Mytilasins, 348. 

 Pomroy, N., insects frona. 246. 

 pomum, Poutania, 359, 360. 

 Pontania pomum, 359, 360. 

 Pork, salt, Pio))liila casei infesting, 230. 

 Potato beetle, Colorado, 235, 236, 237. 

 Potato: insects injurious to, 

 Epicauta cinerea, 354, 

 Epicauta vittata, 354. 

 Lygus pratensis, 363. 

 Macrobasis uuicolor, 315, 362. 

 mites, 352. 



Sciara paiicisefa, 224, 361. 

 Power sprayers tor elm-leaf beetle, 263. 

 Practical Ilntomologist cited, 235. 

 pratinsis, Lygus, 363. 

 Predaceous enemies of army-worm, 208. 



Preston, E. J., insects from, 311, 360. 

 Preventives for, 



apple-tree borers, 356. 

 army-worm, 211-214, 353. 



cheese skipper, 234, 348. 



Chrysobothris femorata, 356. 



Cicada septendecim, 289. 



elm-borer, 247, 355. 



ham skipper, 234, 348. 



Leucania uuipuncta, 211-214, 353. 



maple borer, 242. 



mosquitoes, 323. 



periodical Cicada, 289. 



Piophila ca.sei, 234, 348. 



Plagionotus speciosus, 242, 



Saperda Candida, 356. 



Saperda tridentata, 247, 355. 



sugar maple borer, 242. 



wire-worms, 347. 

 Preventives of insect depredations: 



bands of clotb, paper, etc. for 

 boiers, 356. 



Bordeaux mixture for a|)ple mag- 

 got, 348. 



buckwheat and mustard crops for 

 wire-worms, 347. 



burying in sand and covering with 

 cfoth, 323 



cleanliness, 234. 



dragging tbe rope, 214. 



dust, 212, 353. 



enclosing in netting, 289. 



encouraging natural enemies, 212. 



heavy gloves for mosquitoes, 323. 



lime, 212, 352, 354. 



mosc(uito netting, 323. 



oil of tar and carbolic acid for 

 mosquitoes, 323. 



painting body as a protection from 

 mo.squitoos, ,323. 



plaster for army-worm, 3.52, 353, 

 354. 



preserving underbrush for shade, 

 242. 



proper cultivation, 211. 



rancid li^h-oil for mosquitoes, 323. 



reindeer cream lor mosquitoes, 323. 



sacks as a protection from mosqui- 

 toes, 323. 



setting out no young trees just be- 

 fore advent of Cicadas, 289. 



smoke for mosquitoes, 323. 



soft-soap and carbolic acid wash, 

 242. 



storing in darkness, 348. 



tar for mosquitoes, 323. 



thick, close coverings, 234. 



veils and nets for mosquitoes, 

 323. fM-' Ji 



varni.shing body as a protection 

 from mosquitoes, 323. 



washing with wiiey or lye, 234. 



watching for indications, 212. 



whitewash for boriMs, 353, 



wire screens, 234, 348. 

 primus, Derostenus, 267. 



