60 
Cotton- Worms, real influence of ants upon, 47 igs 
report upon, by Lawrence C. 
Johnson, 53 
Zamia solution on, 40 
Cow-pea, insects injuring, 37 | 
Crematogaster lineolata eating pear-leaves, 35 
Crickets injuring cotton, 44 
Crucifere, insects injuring, 37 
Cucumber, insects injuring, 37, 53 
_ Kerosene and whale-oil svap emulsions, estimate 
D. | 
Diabrotica, Pyrethrum most effectual against, 53 | 
the striped, on cucumbers and mel- 
ons, 53 
Dactylopius, on Persimmon, 36 
Dragon-fly attacked by an Asilid, 40 
Dysdercus suturellus, 14, 39 
E. 
Eggs of Aletia eaten by ants, 49 
Elaphidion inerme, larva of, boring in orange, 9 
Emulsions, effects of, upon the cotton-plant, 42 
effects of, upon the larva of Aletia, 42 | 
kinds and cost, 32 
of certain native plants, experiments | 
with, 31 
Epeira fera on cotton, 40 
Epicauta strigosa on cotton-flower, 45 
Eriobotrya japonica, Leaf-folder on, 35 
Eudamus, injuring the bean, 36 
peanut, 37 
Euonymus, decoction of bark of, 51 
Eupatorium perfoliatum, decoction of, 51 
Euphoria melancholica injuring orange trees, 10 
1M 
Fungus on Parlatoria and Mytilaspis, 25 
smut, where found, 13 
G. 
_ Leaf-mining larva on mulberry, 36 
Gasteracantha, species on cotton, 40 
Geometer larve on Oak, 36 
H. 
Harlequin bugs, effects of kerosene emulsions | 
upon, 53 
pyrethrum upon, 53 | 
mode of warring against, 54 
Heliothids, notes in reference to, 57 
Heliothis armigera, 50 
food-plants of, 57 
injuring corn, 37 
broom-corn, 37 
sorghum, 37 
cotton-bolls, 44 
Hemerobias, larva of, eating Lecanium, 13 
Hibiscus esculentus, emulsion of, 31 
Hogs, as destroyers of certain insects, 58 
Hominy scale, 26 | 
Hubbard, H. G., miscellaneous notes on orange | 
insects by, 9 | 
report by, on the use of kero | 
sene emulsions, 6 | 
33 | 
Hubbard's formula, 
INDEX. 
| Jute has no effect on Cotton-W orm, 41 
| Kerosene, how best combined, 32 
ts 
Invasion of Cotton-Worm, 44 
J. 
Jatropha manihot, decoction of, 31 
Johnson, Judge Lawrence C., Report of, 53-7 
K. 
of cost, 18 
emulsion, application to cabbage, 53 
emulsions compared with arsenious 
poisons forCotton-Worm, 
55 
effect of, in cold, damp 
weather, 17 
effect of upon cucumber 
and melon vines, 53 
experiments with, 
Cotton-Worm, 55 
experiments with, on pur- 
ple scale, 17 
notice of the use of, in de- 
stroying insects, 5 
on cotton, 41 
on roots of orange, 6 
preparation of, 53 
reference to, 5, 13,17 
results ofexperiments with, 
in California, 5, 6 
uses of, in destroying scale- 
insects, 6 
L. 
Laphria thoracica vs. Cotton-Worm, 40 
Larva destroyed by ants, 38 
upon 
_ Leaf-folder injuring apple, 35 } 
pear, 35 
J quince, 35 
Lecanium destroyed by Chrysopa larva, 13 
larva of Hemerobius, 13 
hesperidum, 13, 19, 31 
persice, 36 
scales of, how loosened, 22 
on orange, 11 
Lemon, infested with Rust-mite, 11 
insects damaging, 36 
Lepidopterous larva, rind of oranges perforated 
by, 12 
Leptoglossus 
stems, 36 
Lime, insects injuring, 36 
Lizzards in cotton-fields, 40 
Locusts feeding upon orange leaves, 13 
phyllopus puncturing orange 
_ Loggerhead shrike as a Cotton-Worm destroyer, 
40 
- London purple for destroying Cotton-Worms, 51 
| Long scale, effects of Neal’s mixture upon, 11 - 
Laphygma, reference to work of, 58 
Lophyrus on pine, 36 
_ Lye, applications of, 5 
concentrated solutions of, 7 
effects of, on orange, 10 
potash, experiments with, 7 
