INDEX. 



[143] 



Rotary blowers of poison, 226-235. 

 powder, 227-232. 



A-framed, 230. 

 Hnrd's, 231-232. 

 velocity iu, 231. 

 pneumal ic compression squirters, 257. 

 pumps, 201-262. 



solid compresision squirters, 261-262. 

 throwers of poison, 221-226. 

 Kotation of crops as a remedy for A. a-ylma, 35. 



Hcliothis artni- 

 gera, 377. 

 Rotten limestone, 69, 73, 74. 

 rotundifolia. Malta, localities for, [103]. 

 Rovall (William B.), patent on Paris green mixt- 



lire, 146. 

 RuRgle's knapsack sprinkler, 302. 

 RaUmaun's barrel pump, 275. 



deflector nozzle, 210. 

 jawedslot nozzle. 203. 

 nozzles, 196, 203, 210, 275, 276. 

 peripheral divided rose, 196. 

 Rnmex sp., 186. 

 Rumsey's air pump, 251. 

 aquojet, 270. 

 hydronetto pump, 264. 

 Rural Alabamian. literature in, 339. 342. 



Carolinian, literature in, 325, 330, 332, 334, 



338, 33',>. 342. 

 New-Yorker, literature in, 344. 

 Sun (Xashville, Tenn.), literature in, 338. 

 World, literature in, 339. 

 Rust, dama.se to cotton by, in Florida, [7]. 

 nt)>tica, Marrosila, feeding on cotton, [121]. 

 Saccharomyces cerevisice, 1S9. 



Salivary glands of larva of A . zylina, anatomy of, 47. 

 moth of J., xylina, anatomy of, 54. 

 Salomilla, name of chrysalis of A.xylina, 41. 

 Salt as an insecticide, 153. 



effect of, on Aletia xylina, [28]. 

 Saltpeter as an insecticide, 153. 



effect of, on Alctia xylina, [28]. 

 Samhucus canadensis, experiments with, [21]. 

 Samia cecropia parasited by Cryptus nuncius, 114. 

 samice, Cryptus, synonymy of, [1111. 

 Sanderson (E.), literature by, 384. 



on identity of Boll Worm and 



Com Worm, 359. 

 remedies for Heliothis armigera, 

 380. 

 Sands, 63-74, 76, 77, 79, 80. 

 Sandstone, 63, 77, 78-79. 

 Sandy prairie region, 65, 79. 

 Santo Domingo, occurrence of A. xylina iu, 42. 

 Sao Paulo, cultivation of cotton in, 44. 

 history of A. xylina in, 44. 

 occurrence of Jl. xylina in, 39. 

 Sarcophaga earnaria, speciiic distinctness of, 

 [109]. 

 characters of species of, [109]. 

 larva of, compared with larva of 



Tachinid, [109.] 

 pupariiim of, compared -with pupa- 



rium of Tachinid , [ 109]-[111. ] 



sarracenicc, description of larva of, 



[110]. 



puparium 



of, [110]. 



parasitic on Caloptenus 



differ entialis, [109]. 

 paTasitic on Caloptenus 



spretus, [109]. 

 specific characters of, 

 [109J. 

 distinctness ot, 

 [109]. 

 vs. Aletia, 101, 107. 

 garraceniee, Sarcophaga. (See Sarcoplwga sarra- 



cenicB. ) 

 Sassafras, 186, 



officinale, 186. 

 Saunders (William), Lterature by, 353. 



mode of applying kerosene, 



156. 

 on Ox-eye Daisy as an insecti- 

 citle, 180. 

 Savannah Republican, literature in, 342. 

 Savannas, 65, 67, 68, 69. 



Say (Thomas), A. xylina first described by, 1. 



literature by. 322,331,341, "llUl- 

 scabra, Platyhypena. {See Platyhypena acabra.) 

 scabralis. Hypena, moth of, confounded with that 



of Aletia xylina, 18-19. 

 Scales of moth of A. xylina, anatomy of, 51-52. 

 Scarlet oak, 76. 



Scent-oigaus,. anatomy of, in Lepidoptera, 56. 

 Schanck's sprinkling machine, 298. 

 Schier's barrel pump, 276. 



deflector nozzle, 210, 211, 276. 

 slot nozzle, 205. 

 Schneider (R.), cited, 52. 



Schwarz (E. A.), acknowledgments to, xx, xxxi. 

 cited, 18. 



experiments carried on by, 134, 

 144, 1.53, J 54, 1.55, 

 158, 162, 172, 176, 

 177, 181. 

 on road dust, 125. 

 with decoctions, 125. 

 literature by, 341, [104]. 

 on Heliothis armigei-a eating 



Aletia xylina, 369. 

 on Heliothis armigera eating 



Datura stramonium, 362. 

 on Heliothis armigera eating 



Ipomoea commutata, 363. 

 on remedies for Heliothis armi- 

 gera, 379. 

 travels of, in 1878 and 1879, [106]. 

 Science iS'ews, literature in, 328, 339. 



Record, literature in, 331. 

 Scientific American, literature in, 328, 334, 339, 340, 

 341. 

 names of A.xylina, 1. 

 Scolopendridce, effect of pyrethrum on, [15]. 

 Scorching the leaves by arsenical poisons, 139. 

 Scraping off insects, 310. 

 Scymnus spp. vs. Aletia, 96. 

 Seabrook (W.B.), cited, 34-35. 



literature by, 331, 341, 342. 

 Seabrook ( W. E.), literature by, 322, 323. 

 Seasons, effect of latitude on, 13, [102]. 

 of A.xylina, [37], [101]. 

 Caloptenus spretus, [102]. 

 Heliothis armigera, [37 1 . 

 Leueania unipuncta, [102]. 

 Sebaceous glands of moth of A. xylina, anatomy 



of, 51-58. 

 Selenophorus Icesus vs. Aletia, 95. 

 Selma (Ala.) Times, literature in, 329, 33^-343. 

 Senometopia at/opivora, reference to description 



of larva of, [110]. 

 Sericoderus flavidus vs. Aletia, 97. 

 Servant's fountain pump, 263. 

 Sexual differences of moth of A. xylina, 9. 

 Shade, effect of, on Aletia xylina, [29]. 



ravages of Aletia xylina [12] . 

 Shales, 79. 

 Shedding of cotton caused by Heliothis armigera, 



365. 

 Shelby Guide, literature in, [106]. 

 Shellbark hickory, 76. 

 Shell prairies, 65, 69, 71. 

 Short-leaf pine, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 74, 76-80. 

 region, 67, 74. 

 staple cotton most injured by Aletia xylina, 

 [6]. 

 Shrike, Southern vs. Aletia, 88. 

 Sialia sialis vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 



vs. Aletia, 88. 

 Sida elliottii, localities for, [104]. 



glomerata, esrgs found on, [103]. 

 napcea, localities for. [104]. 

 spinosa, egg found on, [103]. 

 localities for, [104]. 

 sieglinge, Solanum, food-plant of Aspila virescens, 



17. 

 Sieves for hand use, 303-304. 

 in poisoning, 302-309, 

 Sifters, disadvantages of, 225. 



of poison, 302-309. 

 Sifting-bags, 304. 



Siliceous soils, 65, 67, 68, 75, 76, 77-79. 

 Siltv soils, 68, 69, 73. 

 Silurian formation, 62, 75, 77. 

 Sinea diadema vs. Aletia, 97. 



