INDEX. 



[139] 



Opossnm vs. Aletia, 87. 



Oranges punctured by ruoth of Ophiderea fullo- 



ni..., 11. 

 Organs of reproduction of moth of ,4.. xylina, ex- 

 ternal anatomj' of, 56-58. 

 Orioles, vcraacnlar nam*' of Ictents, 376. 



vs. Aletia, 88. 

 Ortlioptera destroying Aletia, 99. 

 Ortyx virginianus vs. Aletia, 88. 



vs. Heliothis annigera, 376. 

 Osage orange, 74. 



Oscillatiug'blowers of poison, 235-249, 257. 

 powder, 236-243. 



AUen'.s, 241. 



( ompound to cart, 



238. 

 band use of, 239- 



241. 

 Hendley's, 242. 

 horseback form of, 

 239. 

 M knapsack form of, 



. 239. 

 to cultivator, 238- 



239. 

 with forks. 241. 

 AYoodason's, 242. 

 compression squirters, pneumatic, 257. 

 squirters, solid compression, 262. 

 Osmoderma sp. parasited by Phora, 117. 

 Osteu Sacken (C. R.), literature by, [109|. 

 Our Home Journal and Kural Southland, litera- 

 ture in, 338. 

 Ovaries of moth of A. xylina, anatomy of, 57. 

 ovata, Chalcis. (See Chalcis ovata.) 

 Oviposition of A. xylina, [8], [12], [17], [20]. 



time of, 10. 

 Owlet Moths. (See Koctuidai.) 

 Ox-eye Daisy powder, experiments with, 180. 

 Oxydendrum arborcum, 66. 

 Oxyopes viridans, food-babits of [107]. 

 vs. Aletia, 89, [106]. 

 Osyopoidae vs. Aletia. [106J. 

 Pacific Eural Press, literature in, 378, 383. 

 Packard (A. S., jr.), literature by, 338, 383,384. 



quoted, 352. 

 Paint, killing insects by, 315,316. 

 Paleozoic formations, 62, 63, 64, 70-71. 



rocks, 63. 

 Paloma, name of moth of A. xylina, 41. 

 Faphia glycerium, artificial hibernation of adult, 



20. 

 Papilio, literature in, 352, 353, [105]. 

 Parasited chrysalides, endurance of frost by, 16. 

 Parasites of J., xylina, 101. 



Parasitic checks to A. xylina, absence of, dis- 

 cussed, 20. 

 Paratenetus pimctatiis feeding on cotton bolls, 

 [121] . 

 sp. teeding on cotton bolls, [121]. 

 Paris green, 143. 



combinations, patents on, 146. 

 experiments with, [33]. 

 first mention of, for cotton worm, 326. 

 ibr Aletia, history of use of, [119]- 



[120]. 

 its history as an insecticide, 143. 

 minimurci quantities of, 144. 

 modes of application, 143. 

 not applied to long-staple cotton, [6]. 

 proportions of mixture of. [113J. 

 remedv for A. xylina, 36-38. 

 t«st of purity of, [113]. 

 Partridge vs. Aletia, 88. 

 parvxis,Attus, vs. Aletia, [106]. 

 Paspalum Iceve fed on by moth of A. xylina, 10. 

 Patent mixtures of Paris green, 146. 

 Patton (W. H,), acknowledgments to, xx, xxxi. 

 Pavonia typhaleoides, eggs found on. [103]. 

 Pea, i'ood-plantof HeliotJds annigera. 355, [17]. 



imago of Heliothis armigera, 

 372. 

 Peach blossoms fed on by moth of A. xylina, 10. 

 Peaches fed on by moth "ot A. xylina, 1 1 . 

 Pears fed on by riioth of A. xi/lina. 11. 

 Pebbles, 63, 64, 70-71, 72, 74. 

 Peck's blast sprayer, 249. 

 Pelopoeus coerxdexis vs. Aletia, 94. 



Pelopxus pennsylvanicus vs. Aletia, 95. 

 Pendulum pump, 279. 

 Penis of moth of A. xylina, anatomy of, 57. 

 Pennyroyal, 185. 



experiments with, [20], [21]. 

 Pergande (Th.), acknowledgments to, xxi. 



on food habits of Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 362. 

 Periodica,! occurrence ot A. xylina, 41. 



discussed, 20. 

 insects discussed, 20. 

 recuiTcnce of A. xylina, theorj' of, 25, 20. 

 Peripheral divided rose nozzles, 196. 

 Perkin's jawed-slot nozzle, 203. 

 Pernarabuco, hi.story of A. xylina in, 44. 



insect's injuring cotton in, 44. 

 Persimmons fed on by moth of A. xylina, 11, 

 Phalce^na zea, original description of, [121]. 



synonym of Heliothis armigera, 358. 

 Phanaeus, eflcct of pvrethrum on, [15]. 

 Phares (Dr. D. L.), cited, 15,23-24. 



literature by. 325, 338. 

 on late planting, 121. 

 Pharynx of moth of A. xylina, anatomy of, 53-54. 

 Phaseolus vulgaris, food-plant of Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 362. 

 Philadelphus inodorus 0) , 186. 

 Philips (M. W.). literature by, 338. 

 Phillip's Southern Farmer, literature in, 335. 

 Phoberia atomaris, account of, 354. 



food-plant of moth of, 354. 

 mistaken for Aletia xylina, 345. 

 moth of, confounded with that 

 oH Aletia xylina, 19. 

 • pupation of [104] . 

 Phora aletice, eaten by Chauliognathus larvae, 96. 

 food habits of , [112]. 

 not a true parasite, [112]. 

 parasited by Hexaplasta zigzag, 116. 

 vs. Aletia, 102, 108, 116, 117, 118, 

 119. 

 incrassata, 116. 

 phyllopus, Leptoglossus. (See Leptoglossits phyUo- 



pus.) 

 Physalis, food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 362. 



viseosa, food-plant of Aspilci virescens, 

 352. 

 Phymata erosa vs. Aletia, 97. 

 Phytolacca decandra, 187. 



experiments with [20], [21]. 

 not fed on by Aletia xylina, [100]. 

 Picking off insects, 310. 



Pieris oleracea, effect of pyrethrum on, [28]. 

 Pignut hickory, 67. 

 Pimpla annulipes vs. Aletia, 102, 113. 

 conquisitor, 115. 



a parasite of the chrysalis of 



A. xylina, 16. 

 vs. Aletia, 102, 111, 112, 113. 

 Pimplarise of North America, reference to list of, 



[111]. 

 Pine, 73, 78. 



prairies, 68. 

 Pinter's barrel pump, 278. 



jawed-slot nozzle, 203. 

 plug-slot nozzle, 202. 

 Pinus austrdlis, 66, 67. 

 glabra, 67. 

 mitis, 66, 67. 

 tceda, 66, 67. 

 Pionea rimosalis. effect of pyrethrum on, [23]. 

 Pipe adjustments, 289-297. 



adjustments of spraying machinerv, [116]- 



[119]. 

 extensicn to hydronettes, 264. 265. 

 fork modifications, 290-292. 

 Pipes, cheapness of, 292-293. 



conformability of, 292-293. 

 flexile, superior, 296-297. 

 for blast sprays, 244, 248, 249. 

 lightness of, 292-293. 

 of poisoning machines. 283. 

 peudaut, 292. 

 substances for, 293. 

 piscatorium, Cheiracanthium. vs. Aletia, [106]. 

 Pisum sativum; food-plant of TIeliothis armigera, 



362. 

 Pitman's light trap, 316. 



