INDEX 



A.camatus commutatus. (See Eciton [Acamatus]commutatu8.) Page. 



A ruins attacked by Balaninus nasicus 30 



Conotrachclus naso 30 



of live oak attacked by Balaninus victoriensis 30 



Agelaius phamiceus, enemy of boll weevil 146 



Alabama argillacea (see also Leaf worm). 



effect on boll-weevil dispersion 87 



enemy of boll weevil 138-139 



cotton 15 



periodical abundance 83 



Althaea sp. (see also Hollyhock). 



tested as food plant of boll weevil 32 



Altitude, effect on boll weevil 28-29 



Amaranthus (see also Pigweed). 



hybridus tested as food plant of boll weevil 32 



spinosus tested as food plant of boll weevil 32 



Ambrosia psilostachya tested as food plant of boll weevil 32 



roots attacked by Baris striata 30 



stems attacked by Lixus scrobicollis 30 



Ant, Argentine. (See Iridomyrmex humilis.) 

 lion. (See Dorymyrmcx ptjramicus.) 



Anthonomus albopilosus attacks seed pods of wild sage (Croton) 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



eugen ii attacks pepper pods 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



fulvus attacks purple mallow buds SO 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



grandis. (See Boll weevil.) 



signatus attacks blackberry, dewberry, and strawberry buds 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



vestitus attacks cotton squares in Peru 30 



Anthribus cornutus attacks cotton stems 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



Anthus pensilvanicus, enemy of boll weevil 1 Hi 



A }>h iochpeta fasciata , enemy of boll weevil 1)2 



nigriceps, enemy of boll weevil 142 



pygmsea, enemy of boll weevil 142 



Apiomerus spissipes, enemy of boll weevil 137 



Arsecerus J'asciculutus attacks china-berries, coffee beans, and old cotton bolls.. 30 



breeds in old dried cotton bolls 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



A rsenate of lead against boll weevil 150-151 



Aslnnouni. (-See Cotton, Egyptian.) 



Aspergillus, fungous enemy of boll weevil 136 



Bseolophns atricristatus, enemy of boll weevil 146 



bicolor, enemy of boll weevil 146 



Balaninus nasicus attacks acorns 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



victoriensis attacks live oak acorns 30 



attraction to lights 154 



mistaken for boll weevil 30, 154 



Ba pt isia at tacked by Tych ius sordidus 30 



Boris striata attacks roots of ragweed (Ambrosia) 30 



mistaken for boll weevil 30 



transversa attacks roots of cocklebur (Xanthium) 30 



mistaken for boll wevil 30 



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