INDEX. 
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Anti-pest (insecticide), 44 
Antler Moth, 18—23; no widespread re- 
appearance of, 19; not affected by 
cold in northerly latitudes noted, 21 
Aphis rumicis (on Mangolds), 51—56; 
doubtful if observed on them before, 
52; distinctions between this and 
other blackish kinds, 53; nitrate of 
soda to push Mangolds over attack, 
55 
Apple, 1—3 
Astynomus edilis, 71 
Atomaria linearis, 59 
Atylotus fulvus, 129 
Bean, 4—14 
Bean-seed Beetle, 4—14; life-history 
of, 5; B. obtectus and B. rufimanns, 
distinctions between, and in habits 
of, 7—10,—and in larve of, 10,— and 
in effects of respective infestation on 
germination, 10—12; prevention and 
remedy, 12—14 
Beet Carrion Beetle, 57—59 
Bibliographical references, 153 
Bot Fly, Red-bearded, 137 
Bot Flies (see Warble Flies) 
Bruchus obtectus=fabe, 9 
* rufimanus, 5 
Bryobia pretiosa, 40 
»,  Yibis (n. sp.), 42 
Cabbage, 15—18 
Cabbage and Turnip Root-gall Wcevil, 
15—18; grubs not injured by cold.17 
Calathus cisteloides, 83 
Cattle, Deer, Horse, and other animals, 
fly attacks, 95—145 
Cephenomyia rufibarbis, 139 
Cetonia aurata, 23 
Ceutorhynchus sulcicollis, 15 
Chafer, Cockchafer, 30 
», Golden, 283—26 
» Rose or Garden, 26—30; great 
infestations of, 27; methods of 
destroying, 28; at young crops 
of Turnips, 29 
y> Summer, 31 
Chareas graminis, 18 
Cheimatobia brumata, 62 
Chrysops cecutiens, 130 
Cold, unusually severe in January and 
February of 1895, iii—v 
Corn and Grass, 18—40 
Crane Fly (Spotted), 32—36; 
appearance of, 33 
large 
Deer Bot Fly (in throat), 139 
-,, Ticks, 146, 148, 149 
» Warble Flies, 134—139 
Dog, Forest, or Spider Fly, 111—113 ; 
distinctions of, 112; in Cachar, 
India, 113 
Dog Ticks, 146—147, 149—152 
Kyed Hawk Moth, 1—3 
Forest Fly, 95—118; localities of, 96; 
description of, 97; foot-apparatus of, 
98—102; habits of, 102—104; some 
methods of prevention of, 103—105; 
life-history of, 105— 110; in the 
Canary Islands, 110; Dog Forest Fly, 
111; Indian Forest Fly, 113—116 ; 
distinctions between three species 
mentioned, 116; preventive treat- 
ment, 117, 118 
Frit Fly, 37—40 
Gad Flies, 123—133; description of, 
124; Great Ox Gad Fly, life-history 
of, 125—127,—distinetions between 
this and T’. sudeticus, 128; descrip- 
tions of various species, 128—131; 
observations of, in the New Forest, 
131—133 
Gad Flies, Horse Flies, or Breeze Flies, 
123—133 
Gad Fly, Great Ox, life-history and 
description of, 125—127 
Gooseberry, 40—51 
Gooseberry Red Spider, early appear- 
ance of, 40—42; B. ribis, observa- 
tions regarding, 41—44; remedy for, 
44 
Gooseberry and Currant Sawfly, 45— 
51; attack not lessened by cold, 46; 
great infestations of, 46—48 ; London- 
purple as a remedy for, 48, 49; mea- 
sures of prevention, 50 
Ground Beetles, 80—90; injurious to 
Strawberry fruit, 81; injurious species 
identified, 82, 83; Mr. Rice’s report 
of injury, 84—86; notes of seventeen 
days of observation of H. ruficornis 
feeding only on Strawberry fruit, 86— 
