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Bracon sp. , parasite of Phytonomus nigrirostris 11 



Brassica nigra, food plant of Aphis maidi-radicis 192, 104 



oleracea, food plant of Aphis maidi-radicis 104 



Brome-grass. (See Bromus polyanthus.) 



Bromus polyanthus, food plant of Hemileuca olivise, 79 



Broom corn, food plant of Aphis maidi-radicis 97 



Contarinia sorghicola 44 



Buchloe dactyloides, food plant of Hemileuca olivix 79 



Buphihalmum salicifolium, food plant of Phytonomus nigrirostris 1 



Burning clover fields in winter to destroy clover-root curculio 38 



the range to destroy New Mexico range caterpillar 94-95 



Buteo platypterus, enemy of Sitones hispidulus 37 



Buttonweed. (See Diodia teres and D. virginiana.) 



Cabbage, food plant of Aphis maidi-radicis Ill 



Cajeput oil against slender seed-corn ground-beetle _ 24-26 



Calandra oryza, destructive to sorghum seed 39 



Callistephus hortensis. (See Asters, China or German.) 



Capsella bursapastoris , food plant of Aphis maidi-radicis 102, 104 



Carbolic acid against corn root-aphis 107 



slender seed-corn ground-beetle 24-25 



" Careless weed. ' ' (See Amaranthus spinosus.) 

 Catbird. (See Dumetella carolinensis.) 



Catherpes mexicanus punctulatus, enemy of Tipulidse 130 



Cedarbird. (See Bomby cilia cedr or urn.) 



Chxtura pelagica, enemy of Sitones hispidulus 37 



Chaicis ovata, parasite of Hemileuca olivise 88 



Chalcodermus xneus 133-146 



adult, description 136-137 



habits and life-history records 142-143 



bibliography 146 



description 136-137 



distribution 134, 135 



egg, description 136 



life-history records 138-140 



feeding habits 137-138 



food plants 135-136 



habits 138-143 



larva, description 136 



habits and life-history records ; 140-141 



life-history records 138-143 



mistaken for cotton boll weevil 133 



parasites 144-146 



published records 134-135 



pupa, description 136 



life-history records 142 



remedies 146 



seasonal history 143-144 



Chamxafasciata, enemy of Tipulidse 130 



Chat, yellow-breasted. (See Icteria virens.) 



Chenopodium alburn, food plant of Aphis maidi-radicis 101, 103, 104 



Chickadee, black-capped. (See Penthestes atricapillus.) 

 Carolina. (See Penthestes carolinensis.) 

 mountain. (See Penthestes gambeli.) 

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