gelechic, 151. 
Plerostichus, 110. 
lucublandus, 110. 
pernvundus, 110. 
sayi, 110. 
punetiventris, Cleonus, 55. 
Purple cabbage worm, 104. 
Purslane, 19. 
Pyrethrum, 89, 91, 93, 94, 97. 
pyri, Phytoptus, 125, 134, 140. 
Typhlodromus, 140, 
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quadripes, Phyto.tus, 133, 135. 
Quail, 144. 
Quassia, 141. 
querci, Phytoptus, 138. 
Quercus macrocarpa, 138. 
quindecim-punctata, Coccinella, 116. 
quinque-notata, Coccinella, 118. 
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Ragweed. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. 
rape, Pieris, (see Pieris rape). 
Raspberr#, eaten by Coccinella, 116. 
Réaumur, on plant mites, 127. 
Red spider, 128, 124, 126, 142. 
Red-winged blackbird, 44. 
retusa, Anthophora, 150. 
Rhus toxicodendron, 134. 
Riley, Prof. C. V.; 10, 58, 135. 
on Analcis fragarie, 65. 
on Anarsia lineatella, 79. 
on chinch-bug, 40. 
on corn root-worm, 11, 27. 
on kerosene emulsion, 58. 
on quail eating chinch-bugs, 44. 
rimosalis, Orobene, 104. 
Robber bugs, 56. 
Robber, many-banded, 43. 
Robison, J. W., on chinch-bugs, 54. 
Rocky Mountain locust, 47, 105. 
Root-worm, corn, (see corn root-worm). 
Root-worm, strawberry, 6. 
Rotation of crops, 29, 30, 31, 74. 
Rust, black, 141. 
Rust of the orange, 124. 
rusticus, Anisodactylus, 112. 
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salicicola, Phytop/us, 138. 
Salix cordata, 137. 
longifolia, 138. 
Salt as an insecticide, 90, 96. 
Saltpeter as an insecticide, 96, 
Sand, 99, 100. 
sanguinea, Cycloneda, 42, 118. 
Saunders, William, experiments with the 
cherry slug, 99. 
on the strawberry crown miner, 80. 
Say, Thomas, description of Agrilus gran- 
wlatus, 122. 
sayi, Pterostichus, 110. 
Scarabwide, 109, 114. 
Scarites, 108. 
subterraneus, 108. 
serutator, Calosoma, 108. 
Scheuten, description of Typhlodromus 
pyri, 140. 
Seeds, 109, 112. 
Selandria cerasi, 98. 
description and life history of, 99. 
remedies for, 98. 
Septoria, 23. 
sericeus, Anisodactylus, 112. 
Seymour, A. B., 35, 36, 62. 
Shimer, Dr, Henry, 53, 133, 134, 136. 
on chinch-bug, 41, 42. 45, 56. 
Silkworm, 54, 55, 56. 
Slug, cherry or pear, 6, 98. 
Smart-weed, 20, 21, 22, 23. 
Soapsuds as an insecticide, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 
89, 141, 142. 
sodalis, Evarthrus, 110. 
Soft maple, 135, 137. 
Sorghum, 6, 29, 38. 
ehinch-bugs in, 38. 
Spiders, 115. 
Spinning mites, 126. 
Spores of fungi and lichens, 23, 109, 115, 
Spotted lady-bug, 41. 
spretus, Caloptenus, 47, 105. 
Squash, 83, 84. 
Stalk-borer, 103, 
Steward, Hon. Lewis, 29. 
Strawberry, 6, 64, 76, 80. 
Strawberry crown-borer, 6, 7, 64. 
imago, 64, 65. 
injuries to vegetation, 78. 
larva, 65, 66. 
life history, 66. 
natural enemies, 78. 
prevention and remedy, 78, 
pupa, 65, 66. 
Strawberry crown miner, 7(, 80. 
as a peach-twig borer, 77. 
larva, 80. 
remedies for, 81. 
Strawberry root-worm, 6. 
Strawberries, wild, 76, 80. 
Striped cucumber-beetle, 11. 
Studies on the chinch-bug, 32. 
subterraneus, Scarites, 108. 
subtilis, Bacillus, 51. 
Sugar maple, 135. 
Sulphur as an insecticide, 95, 141, 142. 
Sulphuret of lime, 142, 
Syrphus flies, 90. 
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Tachys inewrvus, 27. 
Tar. (See coal tar.) 
Tar-water as an insecticide, 97. 
Telephoride, 114, 
termo, Bacterium, 51. 
