TABLE OF CONTENTS. V 



Pag& 

 EuST OF THE Orajs'GE— Continued. 



effect of Bunshiuo and shade upon the Mites ; — rust-rings on the fruit, 

 110 — influence of the weather ; — means of dissemination, 111 — ravages 

 of the Kust-mite confined to Citrus plants; — effect of attacks upon the 

 foliage; — rusted fruit, 112 — origin and spread of the Mite; — periods of in- 

 crease; — geographical distribution; — remedies; — influence of soil, 113 — 

 fruit less liable to rust on low land ; — preventive measures ; — effect of re- 

 ducing radiation; — protection afforded by wind-breaks, 114 — application 

 of insecticides; — whale-oil soap, 115 — sulphur, 116 — natural snlphur 

 ■water; — kerosene; — carbolic acid, 118 — potash; — pyrethrum, 119 — 

 lime; — ashes; — caution; — danger of making applications during winter, 

 120. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 insects affecting the root, crown, trunk, and branches. 



Boot and Crown 121 



Tap-root borers ; — white ants, 121 — description and habits of the common 

 species; — injuries to Orange, 121 — the work of Termites distinguished 

 from that of other insects ; — buried wood and stumps a source of danger, 

 123 — needful precautions; — remedies ; — exposure to light ; — applications 

 of hot water ; — pyrethrum ; — kerosene ; — bisulphide of carbon, 124-.- 

 ashes ; — lime and sulphur ; — means of saving girdled trees ; — a larger 

 species of Termite, 12r>, 



Trunk and Branches 126 



The Common Orange Sawyer, 125 — injuries the result of careless pruning ; — 

 the tree protected by its gum ;— precautions to be observed in pruning; — 

 means of destroying the borers, 127 — the Twig-girdler, 128 — wood-eat- 

 ing habits of an ant {Soleno2}sis), 129 — means of destroying their colonies, 

 «130 — methods of preventing ants from ascending the trees, 131. 



CHAPTER X. 



INSECTS AFFECTING THE TWIGS AND LEAVES. 



Hymenoptera, — A leaf-eating ant, 132. 



COLEOPTERA, — Brachys ovata, 132— Odontota rubra ; — the Orange Leaf-notcher 

 and other weevils slightly injurious to the leaves, 133. 



'Orthoptera, — The Angular-winged Katydid, 134 — the Lubber Grasshopper, 

 135 — other locusts, 136. 



Lepidoptera, — The Orange Dog, 137 — defensive measures, 138 — parasite8,139 — 

 slug caterpillars and stinging caterpillars ; — Lagoa opercularis, 140 — the 

 Saddle-back Caterpillar, 141 — the Hag-moth Caterpillar, 142 — the Skiff 

 Caterpillar, 143 — Bag- worms; — the Common Bag-worm, 145— provision 

 made by the female for the safety of her eggs, 145 — construction of its 

 basket by the young ; — parasites, 146— the Northern Bag- worm, 147 — 

 the Cylindrical Bag-worm ; — the Orange Basket-worm, 148— small (unde- 

 scribed) Bag-worm, 149 — cocoons of Artace on Orange ; — the Grass- 

 worm, 150 — Leaf-rollers, 151 — the Coik-colored Leaf-roller, 152 — para- 

 sites, 153 — the Sulphur-colored Leaf-roller; — a larger Leaf-roller; Web- 

 makers; — the Orange-leaf Nothris, 154 — the Orange Web-wonn, 155^ 

 insects associated with the Orange Web- worm, 156. 



Hemiptera, — The Orange Aphis, 157 — birth of the young; — destructive pow- 

 ers; — enemies and parasites, 158 — the Green Soldier-bug, 159 — account of 

 its ravages at West Apopka, Fla., 160 — the Thick-thighed Metapodios, 

 162 — other sucking bugs, 163. 



