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INDEX. 



menibranaceus, Brachytrypes. 



Memvthrus poHstiformis (Grape-vine 

 Root-borer), in U.S.A., 239. 



menciana, Homona. 



mendax, Lygidea. 



mendicus, Conorrhynchus [Cleonus). 



mercator, Silvanus {Oryzaephilus). 



Mercury, for protecting stored grain 

 against insect pests, 180. 



Mercury Bichloride (Corrosive Sub- 

 limate) , experiments with, against 

 Aegeria exitiosa, 610 ; in bands 

 and repellents against ants, 26, 

 204, 493 ; against Hylemyia anti- 

 qua, 163 ; against Lyguspratensis, 

 229 ; methods of using, against 

 Phorbia brassicae, 163, 198, 212, 

 229, 421, 563, 600, 612 ; for pro- 

 tecting timber and wood pulp 

 products against termites, 127, 

 192 ; formulae containing, 198, 

 204, 212, 229, 493. 



Mercury Perchloride, for treating 

 cotton seed against Eriophyes 

 gossypii, 156. 



merdigera, Crioceris. 



meridianus, Micvacis ; Pityogenes. 



meridionalis, Otiorrhynchus . 



Merodon equestris (Narcissus Fly), 

 possibly imported into Minnesota, 

 313 ; intercepted in hyacinth 

 bulbs in New Zealand, 468 ; in- 

 tercepted in bulbs in U.S.A., 71, 

 313,358. 



Meromyza americana (Greater 

 Wheat-stem Maggot), in Ontario, 

 420 ; Tvomhidiiim predacious on, 

 in South Dakota, 367. 



Mesochorus agilis, parasite of Loxo- 

 stege sticticalis in U.S.A., 428. 



Mesolecanium deltae, measures 

 against, on Citrus in Argentina, 

 547. 



Mesopotamia, date pests in, 75, 160, 

 330,331,401,402; miscellaneous 

 pests in, 160, 220, 330, 331 ; bio- 

 nomics of Ocnerogyia amanda 

 in, 219 ; parasites of Rhinocola 

 populi in, 391. 



Mesostenus, hosts of, in Java, 127. 



Mesquite (see Prosopis) . 



messinae, Hamitermes. 



Mestocharella, parasitic on Lepi- 

 dopterous tea pests in Java, 282. 



Metadrepana glauca, measures 

 against, on coffee in Uganda, 

 400,401. 



Metallus beihunei (Blackberry Leaf- 

 miner), in Ontario, 420. 



Metamasius hemiptcrus, a minor 

 sugar-cane pest in Porto Rico, 98. 



Metamasius ritchiei, on pineapple in 

 Jamaica, 167. 



Metamasius sericeus, intercepted in 

 U.S.A., 380 ; on sugar-cane in 

 West Indies, 58, 167. 



Metamasius sericeus carbonarius, 

 intercepted in bananas in U.S.A., 

 71. 



Metanastria hyrtaca, on Eugenia 

 jambos in Travancore, 85. 



Metarrhizium anisopliae, effect of, 

 on Scoliids and Lepidiota in 

 Australia, 194, 630 ; infesting 

 Oryctes rhinoceros in Ceylon, 582 ; 

 possibly effective against Oryctes 

 in Portuguese Congo, 22 ; infest- 

 ing Stephanoderes hampei in Dutch 

 East Indies, 507 ; utilisation of, 

 against Oryctes rhinoceros in 

 Samoa, 22, 496 ; infesting Em- 

 baphion muricatum in U.S.A., 

 113; A llorrhina nitida experi- 

 mentally infested with, 164. 



Meteorological Conditions, effect of, 

 on sugar-cane pests in India, 156 ; 

 study of, in relation to economic 

 entomology in Russia, 433 ; effect 

 of, on Bruchus obtectus, 43, 610 ; 

 effect of, on mortality of Nygmia 

 phaeorrhoea, 163. 



Meteorus loxostegis, parasite of Loxo- 

 stege sticticalis in Alberta, 419. 



Methylated Spirit, in formulae for 

 sprays against Aphids and Chry- 

 somelids, 261, 631. 



meticulosalis, Terastia. 



Metopius unifenestratus, parasite of 

 Laphvgma exempta in Queensland, 

 57. 



Metroxylon sagu, Plesispa nipa on, 

 in Malaya, 557. 



Mexican Bean Beetle (see Epilachna 

 corrupta) . 



Mexican Fruit-fly (see Anastrepha 

 ludens) . 



mexicanus, AI acrodactylus . 



Mexico, pests of beans in, 423 ; 

 beneficial insects in, 147, 309 ; 

 utilisation of Coccobacillus acri- 

 diorum. in, 204 ; cochineal industry 

 in, 204 ; cotton pests and their 

 control in, 73, 96, 147, 169, 204, 

 235, 310 ; pests of maize in, 104 ; 

 miscellaneous pests in, 27, 104, 

 332 ; pests of stored products 

 exported from, 443 ; Syrphidae 

 of, 341 ; tobacco pests in, 283 ; 

 pests from, intercepted in U.S.A., 

 71, 90, 197, 250, 358, 380, 471. 



micacea, Gortyna [Hydroecia). 



micaceana, Tortrix [Cacoecia). 



micator, Hemiteles. 



