IND eX. 
A. Benham’s mixture, supposed composition of, 12 
effects of, upon seale, 12 
Blue-stone, effects of, on orange, 10 
Boll- Worm, 50, 57 
Boneset, decoction of, 51 
Borer, coleopterous, in orange, 9 
Bran-scale, 10 
effect of Neal’s mixture on, 11 
mode of spreading, 11 
where found, 11 
| Brooks, Mr. J, M., some views of, on Boll-Worm, 58 
Broom-corn injured by a weevil, 37 
injured by Heliothis, 37 
insects injuring, 37 
| Buprestis larva, injuring pines, 36 
Acrobasis nebulo in Florida, 35 
igeria exitiosa, peach tree injured by, 36 
Argiope fasciata, on cotton, 40 
Agrotis annexa, on cotton, 44. 
Agrotis larvee, injuring cotton, 44 
sorghum, 37 
tomato, 37 
Aletia eggs eaten by ants, 48 
experiments on, 49 
habits of, reference to, 55 
larvee, destroyed by Asilus flies, 40 | 
destroyed by Polistes, 40 
destroyed by Tree-frog, 40 
destroyed by Vespa, 40 
effects of emulsions upon, 42 C. 
injured by mites, 45 
two species of Sphex preying upon, Cabbage injured by Mamestra picta, 37 
Plusia brassice, 37 
40 : 
insects injuring, 37 
upe and eggs destroyed by frost trae: 
P a ol erg cae b Malady _ Candytufts, Diabrotica injurious to, 53 
pup@ of, how affected by kerosene emul- | ae ea ferrugineus attacking injured fruit, 
sions, 56 i é : 
ei Big | Cecidomyidous maggots feeding upon the Rust- 
xylina, 47, 48 | : 
| mite, 11, 13 
Anisoscelis albicinctus, puncturing orange, 36, 40 A. 
45 2 = sere Cerambycid, unknown, on grape vine, 35 
Cercis canadesis and Pentstemon, food-plants of 
Heliothis, 57 3 
Ceroplastes floridensis, 19 
how destroyed, 25 
how removed, 22 
Chapin, Mr. S. F., reference to report by, in Pacijic 
Ant, eating holes in orange leaves, 11 
feeding on exuding gum, 10 
injuring roots of the banana, &c., 35 
species of, nesting in gallery made by larva 
of Elaphidion inerme, 9 
the small yellow, in houses, 38 
Ants, attending Aphides, 47 hae e ae PE 
feeding on Aletia eggs, 48 1ina berries, decoction of, 5 
species of, on cotton, beneficial, 40 Chufa, roots injured by termites, 37 : ; 
Aphides, on cotton, 47 Chrysopa larva, feeding upon Lecanium, 13 
Citron, infested with Rust-mite, 11 
Coleopterous borer in orange, 9 
| Corn injured by a weevil, 37 
Aphis, on cabbage, 37 
melons, 44 
orange, 11, 17 
peach 36 e : by Heliothis, 37 
Apple, leaf-folder injuring, 35 | insects injuring, 37 oa Se 
Artichoke, insects injuring, 36 | Cotton-bolls injured by Heliothis, 44 
Metapodius sage fields, the Palma Christi in, 41 
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Asilid fly attacking a dragon fly, 40 injured by crickets, 44 
flies, three species of, destroying larva of | Louse (Aphis), 47 0 Y 
Aletia, 40 | planter, when to begin his vigilance, 55 
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Attus audax on cotton, 40 spiders on, 40 
stainer, 39, 44 
B. Worms, destroyed by parasites, 50 
Batrachedra rileyi in cotton-bolls, 44 | invasions of, 44 M 
Bean, a species of weevil injurious to, 36 none until August, 54 
insects injuring, 36, 37 upon, 38-45 
injured by Eudamus, 36 observations and experiments 
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Seirarctia larva on, 36 paradise of, 57 
