INDEX. 



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constant increase of entomological 

 application to Miss Ormeiocl, see 

 Preface 

 Nut, 75—77 



Oblong Leaf Weevil, 82 — 84 ; description 

 of, 82, 83 ; attack of, in Argyleshire, 

 83 ; Gishurst's Compound found ser- 

 viceable for, 83 ; effects of boiling 

 water on, 83 ; parafSn and water sug- 

 gested, 83 



(Enanthe crocata, ? causing death of 

 cattle, 75 



Onion, 77 (see also Seeds, Stores, and 

 Wood) 



Orchard and Hops, 78 — 84 



Ornithomyia avicularia ( = viridis), 56 — 

 59 



Otiorhynchus picipes, 14, 78 ; tenebri- 

 cosus, 78 



Paraffin and soft-soap, to destroy Small 

 Ermine Moth, 13, 14 



Paris-green, to destroy caterpillars of 

 Eye-spotted Bud Moth, 8, 9 



Paste Beetle, 105 (see also Seeds, Stores, 

 and Wood) 



Pear, 84—92 



Pear Gnat Midge, 84 — 92 ; observations 

 on attack, 84 — 88 ; prevalence of, in 

 1898,84: summary of, 88—90; col- 

 lecting infested fruit to prevent recur- 

 rence, 91 ; prevention and remedy, 

 90—92 



Peewit or Lapwing {Vanellus cristatiis), 

 usefulness of, in clearing infestation 

 of Diamond-back Moth, 129 



Peronospora trifolii, 19 



Phyllobius maculicornis, 84 ; oblongus, 

 82—84 



Phyllopertha horticola, 33 



Phytoptus avellanffi, 75 — 77 ; ribis, 34 — 

 38, 76, 77 (see also Currant Gall Mite) ; 

 vermiformis, 75 — 77 



Pigmy Mangold Beetle, 68 — 71 ; obser- 

 vations on attack, 68 — 70; prevention 

 and remedies for, 71 



Pine, 92—100 



Pine-boring Beetle, Striped, 92 — 98 ; ob- 

 servations on, and localities of infes- 

 tation, 92 — 95 ; injurious nature of 

 infestation, 94 ; description of beetle, 

 94 ; boring habits described, 95 ; 

 varieties of beetle, 94 ; kinds of trees 

 subject to attack, 94 ; description of 

 larva and jDupa, 95 ; prevention and 

 remedies, 97, 98 ; importance of re- 

 moval of bark as a deterrent, 97 ; traps 

 of felled wood suggested, 97 ; attacks 

 worst where are winter fellings, 97; 

 observations on habits, &c., needed, 98 



Pith Moth, 5, 6, 9—12 ; feeding in stems 

 just below Apple blossoms, 9 ; obser- 

 vations of attack, 9, 10 ; description 

 of moth and larva, 10, 11 ; distin- 

 guishing characteristics of infestation. 



11 ; difference between attack of, and 

 Eye spottedBudMoth, 12 ; caterpillars 

 of, in fruit of Cratcegus in autumn, 12 ; 

 prevention and remedies, 12 ; remov- 

 ing infested twigs and burning, 12 



Plutella cruciferarum, 127 — 129 



Potato, 101—104 



Potato-stem Borer, 101 — 104 ; nature 

 and extent of injury, lol; approxi- 

 mate date of determination of attack, 

 101 ; natural food-plants of, 101 ; de- 

 scription of, and Hfe-history, 10;5, 104 



Psylla mali, 14 



Pterostichus( = Omaseus) vulgaris, 64 — 

 68, 123 ; (= Steropus) madidus, 64—68 



Pulex avium, P. fasciatus, P. gonioce- 

 phalus, P. irritans, P. sciurorum, P. 

 serraticeps, — short references to, 48 



Pygaera bucephala, 1—5 (see Buff-tip 

 Moth) 



Eed-bud Caterpillar (see Eye-spotted 



Bud Moth), 5 

 Eed Maggot, or Clover-leaf Gnat Midge, 



18 

 Eed-legged Weevil, 78—82 (see also 



Orchard and Hops) 

 Eose Chafer, 33 



Sawfly, AiDj^le, 15 



Schizoneura lanigera, 15 



Schweinfurth-green, 8 (see Paris-green) 



Sclerotinia trifoliorum ( = Peziza cibori- 

 oides), in Holland, 19 



Seeds, Stores, and Wood, 105—116 ; 

 Anohium ■paniceum, infesting Onion 

 seed, 105, 108, — various substances on 

 which it preys, 105— 107,— descrip- 

 tion of, and larva, 106, — stores invaded 

 by, 107,— alum injurious to, 109, — 

 bisulphide of carbon suggested, 109, — 

 injury to exported boots by, 110; A. 

 tessellatum, causing serious injury to 

 house timber. 111,— observations re- 

 garding egg-laying and development 

 of larvae, 112, 113, — ticking noise pro- 

 duced by, 113, — distinguishing char- 

 acters of, 113, 114, — prevention and 

 remedies, 114, 115 



Segging in Oats, 17 (see Stem-sickness) 



Silver-fish, 116—119 ; differing from in- 

 sects and descriijtion of, 117 ; noted 

 in 1665, 117 ; infesting flour-bins, 117 ; 

 suggestions for trapping, 118 ; L. 

 domestica recently added to British 

 fauna, 118; distinctive markings of, 

 and habitat of, 119 



Small Ermine Moth, 12—16 ; hfe-history 

 of, 13 ; iDrevention and remedies for, 

 13 — 15 ; web-nests, to remove and de- 

 stroy, jarring or shaking to remove, 13; 

 kerosine emulsion for, 14 ; soft-soap 

 and paraffin mixture good for, 13 — 15 



Smerinthus ocellatus, 16 



Soft Beetles, or Soldier and Sailor 

 Beetles, 30—33 



