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Mephitis mephitica, 404 



Method of pruning, 177 



of rearing predaceous insects 384,394 



of testing insecticides 418 



pursued in outside inspecting, 60 



Methods for destroying the gypsy moth 164 



in Europe, 284 



most useful to the farmer, 194 



Metropolitan Park Commission, gypsy moth committee hold meet- 

 ing With, 78 



location of territory controlled by the, 78 



reservation, moths found in the, 86 



" Mercury," Medford, description of movements of caterpillars in, . 13 



Merrill, Mrs. E. E , statement of, 42 



^ferula migratoria, .......... 216 



Mesochorus, species parasitic on gypsy moth in Europe, . . . 378 



Microgaster species, parasitic, on gypsy moth in Europe, . . . 377 



value of certain species in Europe, ...... 288 



Micropyle, description of, 289 



Middlesex Fells, colonies of gypsy moth found in the, ... 86 



condition of, 87 



Migration of the gypsy moth in search of food, .... 97 



Milk inspectors, information furnished by, 107 



peddlers, distribution of gypsy moth by 109 



Miller, J. C., statement of, 13, 42 



Minott, C. W., experiments by 418 



observations on feeding habits, 311 



observations on vitality of larvae, 299 



observations on creosote oil, ....... 416 



Mirror, use of, 125 



Mites attacking eggs, . . . .404 



Mixter, C. S., statement of, . . . . . . . 41 



Molting of the gypsy moth, 308 



Molts of gypsy moth larvae, . . . . . . . . 304 



time between, 305 



Mongoose, importation into Jamaica, 233 



Monteiro, Dr. A. A. C., on egg-killing 118 



Morton, Hon. J. Sterling, matter of appropriation presented to, . 83 



Moscow, occurrence of gypsy moth in, . ' . . . 268, 283 



Mosher, F. H , experiments by, 418 



observations on blue-jay, 214 



observations on crow, 217 



observations on cuckoo, 212 



observations on flight of female, 344 



observations on hairy woodpecker, 221 



observations on tree frog 404 



observations on vitality of larvae, 299 



Moth, gypsy. See Gypsy moth. 



gypsy, female. See Female gypsy moth. 



gypsy, male. See Male gypsy moth. 



traps, 358, 360 



