46 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON ALFALFA WEEVIL. 



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Medicrgo lupulina, experiment against alfalfa weevil 14 



food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



muricata, experiment against alfalfa weevil : 14 



food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



orbicularis, experiment against alfalfa weevil ' 14 



food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



ruthenica, experiment against alfalfa weevil 14 



sativa (see also Alfalfa). 



experiment against alfalfa weevil 14 



scutellata, experiment against alfalfa weevil 14 



food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



Melilotus alba, food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



indica, food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



Mclospiza melodia fallax, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Mcsochorus nigripes, parasite of alfalfa weevil 38 



Phytonomus rumicis '. 38 



Molothrus ater, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Oreoscoptes montanus, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Oreospiza chlorura, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Oriole, Bullock's. (See Icterus bullocki.) 



Oiocoris alpestris leucolsema, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Oxyechus vociferus, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Passerculus savannarum alaudinus, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Passer domesticus, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Pea, chick, eaten by alfalfa weevil 24 



everlasting. (See Lathyrus latifolius.) 

 garden. (See Pisum sativum.) 

 sweet. (See Lathyrus odoratus.) 



Pcdiculoides ventricosus, enemy of alfalfa weevil 32-33 



Phaseolus vulgaris, food plant of alfalfa weevil 24 



Phoebe, Say's. (See Sayornis sayus.) 



Phygadeuon sp. , parasite of alfalfa weevil 38 



Phy sails longifolia refused as food by alfalfa weevil 24 



Phytonomus murinus, name incorrectly applied to alfalfa weevil 15 



nigrirostris, introduction into United States 9 



posticus. (See Alfalfa weevil.) 

 punctatus (see also Hypera punctata). 



punclatus= Ilypera punctata 9 



introduction into United States 9 



rum ids, host of Mesochorus 7iigripes 38 



variabilis, name given alfalfa weevil in old world 15 



Pica pica liudsonia, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Pigweed, rough. (See Amaranthus retrojlexus.) 



Pisum sativum refused as food by alfalfa weevil 



Planesticus migratorius propinquus, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Polygonum aviculare refused as food by alfalfa weevil 24 



Poosct tes gram incus confirms, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



Portulaca olcracea refused as food plant by alfalfa weevil 21 



l'l eromalid egg parasite of alfalfa weevil 35 36 



larval parasite of alfalfa weevil 30-37 



Purslane. (See Portulaca oleracea.) 



Quail, valley. (See Lopkortyx calif ornica vallicola.) 



Rana pipit us, enemy of alfalfa weevil 40 



