C O N T E N T S. 



I'A'.K 



PREFACK iii 



INTRODUCTION. — Tuk Classification of Animals fuom the 



Point of Vikw of Kionomic Zoolooy . . . . xi 



I'AIIT I. 



REPORTS ON AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY TO THE BOARD 



OF AGRICULTURE. 



G K O I' r E. 



SiBHiBovp iy.— Sectio.s I. AMMAL> INJURIOUS TO AtiKICLLTL l:E. 



Cereal Tests: Kel-worm tlisea«; in oats; Tlie Frit Fly {Oscinis frit) on 

 oaie ; Smut in Barley and Insects. Htxix Chop Pests : Silj>ha rwjosa on 

 Tumi}*, and other Silphid.-v ; Xntes on Surface I-arva* ; The Piginy 

 M ' Beetle (Atuiunriit liiteuriii); Black Fly on Mangolds (Jjiiiiit 

 a' J . , Linn.); Flies {liibionulx) on Mangolds; MuKid Larva; 

 atucking roots; Chafer Larva; (MelolonthiJx) \ Leather Jackets 

 (Tipulidx); The Grwn Rose Chafer on Ik-aus and Currant Bushes. 

 Potato Tksts : MyriajHula in Potatoes ; Wire-womi (Agriotex ;. - i 

 in Potatoes; A new Potato Feeder, the Cinn.ihar Moth {Eufhcliu ^ 

 McsTARD Pests: Destruction of the Mustard Beetle. Fhuit Pests : An 

 enquiry re Gall Mites in Black-currant bushes; The Aiiiile-Blossoui 

 Weevil; Strawl^crry Beetles; Slug-wonus on Fruit trees and Ileilgen-ws ; 

 Maggots in Ajijiles; Maggots in Iiui>ortctl Ajii'les; InfesLition of Fruit 

 trees by Winter Moth cateq'illars ; The Pcnr Midge {lUplosi* yyrivora); 

 Scale diseaMO and " falso scale" aiuongst fruit trees and bushes; Scale 

 Insects on Plum Trees ; The Apple Bark-louse or Mussel 'Aca\c (My tiUupi^ 

 potnonim); Kggs on Apple trees, and a further remoly for MusmjI ScjiIc ; 

 Apl>idoe(J.»Ha/Oon Apple trees; The Peach Aphis; A general wash for 

 Fruit t'.vtn; Further It.; ' :i re Winter Washing of Fruit trees; 



Canker fungus (yecti-ia u. -..--.. ..^i) on Apple twigs mistaken for insect 

 work ; Entjuiry as to jvison for Moles ...... 3-30 



ecB-oBorp //.— Skctios II ANIMALS INJIUIOCS TO HOlCTK VL- 

 TUUE. 



Land Hugs onChrysaQlbcmunis(Z.yyu.4 pratcn$u) ; The destruction of Ant» ; 

 ■| ' f Huhtcrrancan • • ' ' - ' ;rdcn jn'sls; 



1. employment of : . iss ; White 



Gi^ba or Maggi)t« {Phorbia brtuticx) causing great damage aniong»t 

 cabbage, carrota and broccoli, and cxtenninating Cabbage-fly . 30-3rt 



