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INDEX. 



151 



s. 



Salt, 32 



Uses of, against Tipula spp. (q. v.) 

 Sawfly, Pear and Cherry (see Selaiidria 



atra) 

 Scale, Beech-bark (see Gryptococcusfagi) 

 Selandria atra, 101-110 



Age of history, 101 ; note on synony- 

 my, 102 ; life-history and descrip- 

 tions of various stages, 102-105 ; 

 position of cocoons in the earth, 

 107 ; enormous numbers of, 107 ; 

 existence of insects in all stages in 

 August, 107, 108 ; process of egg- 

 laying, 104 ; description of egg, 104 ; 

 observations on attack at Chester, 

 106-109 ; importance of removal of 

 surface soil, 101, 106-109 ; methods 

 of prevention and remedy, 108-110 ; 

 effect of top-dressing of hot lime, 

 108, 109 ; of paraffin emulsion, 

 108 ; of Paris-green, 108, 109 ; 

 soap-wash for, 110 ; arsenical wash 

 for, 110 

 Sheep (see Special index) 

 Snail-slug (see Testacella haliotidea) 

 Soap and paraffin, 140, 141 

 Soap-wash, 110 



For Selandria atra, 110 

 Spinach Moth (see Gidaria dotata) 

 Steam, use of, against corn and flour 



pests, 54, 55 

 Stenopteryx, characters of, in compara- 

 tive table, 62 

 Strawberry (see Plant index) 

 Sulphur fumes, method of preparing, 90 

 Superphosphate, 32 

 Uses of, against Tipula spp. (q. v.) 



T. 



Tenebrioides (Trogosita) vmritanicus, 

 56-59 

 Localities of infestation, 56; carni- 

 vorous and granivorous habits of, 

 56,57; food-stuffs, (fee, eaten by, 

 57 ; larvffi in flour from New Orleans, 

 57, 58 : description of larva, pupa, 

 and perfect insect, 58 ; measures of 

 prevention, 58, 59 



Testacella haliotidea, 126-131 

 Characters of, 126-128; beneficial 

 habits, 127; effect of rain and 

 temperature on, 127 ; power of 

 pursuing prey, 128 ; large numbers 

 of, near Isleworth, 128 ; preying on 

 Earthworms in confinement, 129; 

 underground habits, 127, 128, 130 



Testacella haliotidea var. scutulum, re- 

 ferred to, 128 



Tipula oleracea, 26-32, 145 

 Considered jointly with T. maculosa 

 and Pachyrhina maculosa, 26-32 ; 

 general information on, 26, 27 ; 

 differential characters of larva of] 

 and allied species, 27, 28 ; damage 



of grubs to hill pastures, 28, 29 ; 

 to Strawberry plants, 29, 31 ; pre- 

 vention and remedies, 30-32; ni- 

 trate of soda for Strawberry plants, 

 30, 32 ; result of application, 30, 

 31 ; effect of rainfall upon, 31 ; 

 other apphcatiohs — guano, guano 

 and salt, kainite and superphos- 

 phate, salt, caustic gas-lime, 32 ; 

 mechanical measures— hoeing, har- 

 rowing, &c., 32 ; referred to, 145 

 Tipula maculosa, referred to, 145 

 Tmetocera ocellana, 137-139 

 Habits in America, 137 ; localities of 

 infestation, 138; differential habits 

 of, and Laverna atra, 138 ; obser- 

 vation on life-history, 138, 139 ; 

 method of prevention, 139 

 Triholium confusum, 49-56 (see also 

 Triholium ferrugineum) 

 Mentioned in connection with T. 

 ferrugineum, 49-53 ; differential 

 characters of, 52, 53; prevention 

 and remedies, 53-56 

 Triholium ferrugineum, 49-56 

 Distribution, 49 ; food of, 49 ; infes- 

 tation of, in Wheat flour, 49 ; char- 

 acteristics of infested flour, 49 ; 

 description of larva, pupa, and 

 perfect insect, 49, 50 ; differential 

 characters of, and T. confusum, 52 ; 

 prevention and remedy, 53-56 ; 

 household store treatment, scalding, 

 mineral oil application, 53 ; treat- 

 ment of empty infested bags to 

 prevent transmission of attack, 53, 

 54 ; temperature employed to de- 

 stroy, 54 ; sieving, to remove from 

 flour, 54 ; fumigation by bisulphide 

 of carbon, 55 ; quarantine inspec- 

 tion, 55 ; treatment of sacks infested 

 with Epiiestia kuhniella, 54 



W. 



Weevil host of Testacella haliotidea, 



126-131 

 Weevil, Clover-head (see Apion trifolii) 

 Weevil, Granary (see Galandra sp.) 

 Weevil, Mottled Willow (see Grypto- 



rhynchus lapatlii) 

 Weevil,Purple Clover(see^2'iow apncans) 

 Weevils, Pear-shaped (see Apion apri- 



cans, A. trifolii, and A. assimile) 

 Wheat-bulb Maggot, reference to local 



observations on, 40 

 Willow (see Plant index) 

 Wireworm Beetle, Carnivorous (see 



Athous rhombeus) 

 Wireworms and Click Beetles (see Agri- 



otes obscurus, A . sputator, and A thous 



rhombeus) 

 Wood-ashes, used as a top-dressing 



against Diplosis pyrivora, 99 

 Worms preyed upon by Testacella halio- 

 tidea, 126-131 



