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General Index. 



Pear midge, 935. 

 Peaa: iQsect attacking; 

 Bruchus ruflmanus, 281. 



scutellaris pisoruin = Chinensi8, 



282. 

 Pea-weevil, 263, 264, 266, 267, 269, 280. 

 Peck, Prof. C. H., insects from, 355. 384. 

 Pentatomidse, 238. 

 Periodical Cicada, 218, 296-301. 

 Periplanata orien talis, 325. 

 Peropliora Melsheimerii, 381. 

 perpolita, Agrotis, 375. 

 PersicsB, Leeanium, 379, 380. 

 Persius, Nisonlades, 375. 

 perspleua, Datana, 381. 

 Pest of the Carriage Trimming Shop, 311. 

 Phaeton, Melittea, 219. 

 Phaseoli, Bruchus, 263. 

 PhiladelphisB, Odynerus, 229. 

 Phloeotrlbus liminaris, 352, 361. 

 Phobetron pithecium, 381. 

 Phorodon humuli, 331, 335. 

 Phyllophaga pilosicollis [ = Lachnosterna 



tristis], 369. 

 Phylloptera oblongifolia, 369. 

 Phylloxera vastatrix, 371(2). 

 Phymata erosa, 371. 



afflnis, 242, 245, 246. 

 Phytomyza chrysanthemi, 242-246. 



diminuta, 243. 



lateralis, 242, 244. 



nigricornis, 242. 



solita, 243. 

 PhytomyzidcB, 242. 

 phytonomi, Entomophthora, 315. 

 Phytonomus punctatus, 315. 

 Phytoptus pyri, 365. 

 piceus, Attagenus, 382. 

 Pierce, G. P.. insects from, 320. 

 Pieris caterpillar killed by a fungus, 316. 

 Pieri? oleracea, 219. 



rapse, 219, 335. 

 Pigs for eating infected fruits, 290. 

 Pine insect: 



Chionaspis pinifolise, 366, 384. 



Pinipestis Zimmermani, 373. 



Thrips, sp., 384. 

 plnifoliee, Chionaspis, 366, 384. 

 pisi. Bruchus = pisorum, 263. 

 plsorum, Bruchus, 268, 280, 286. 

 pithecium, Phobetron, 381. 

 plagiatus, Cossus, 375. 

 Plant-lice, 217, 345. 



Plant-lice killed by Phymota erosa. 371. 

 Plaster of Paris for insect attack, 336. 

 Plattsburgh Morning Telegram cited, 234, 



358. 

 Plowing under locusts, 339. 

 Plum CUrculiO, 288-290, 343, 374. 

 Plum-gouger, 293. 

 Plum: insect attacking ; 



Conotraehelus nenuphar, 289. 



Plum : insect attacking, ( Continued) : 



Tmetocera ocellana, 306, 365. 



Xyleborus dispar, 350. 

 Podisus cynicus, 356, 361. 

 Podisus modestus, 353. 

 Podisus sp.. 361. 

 Podura aauatica, 374. 

 PoduridEB in a cistern, 374. 

 Poisoning insects. 359. 

 Poisonous bite of Cermatia, 327. 

 polita, Mesograpta, 233. 

 pomifoliella, Bucculatrix, 216, 364, 359, 368, 



387. 



pomonella. Carpocapsa, 310. 



Pomroy, Norman, on pear-blight beetle, 



348. 



Popenoe, Prof. E. A., on bean -weevil, 255, 



260, 264, 265, 266, 270. 



Poplar insect: 



Ol'adius viminalis, 223, 224. 



Cossus Centerensis, 373. 



CEcanthus nlveus, 384. 

 Poplar saw-fly, 223. 

 Popular Gardening cited, 361(6). 

 Popular Science Monthly cited, 247. 

 Popular Science News cited. 304, 308. 

 Potato insect: 



Coptocycla aurlchalcea, 376. 



Coptocycla guttata, 369. 



Epicanta vlttata, 376. 



Gortyna nitala, 377. 

 Powell, George T., galls from, 382. 



insects from, 383. 

 Practical Entomologist cited, 288, 295. 

 Prairie Farmer cited. 321. 

 pratensis, Bryobia, 321-324, 365. 

 » Praying mantis. 357. 

 Precursors in Cicada broods, 299. 

 pretiosa, Catocala, 375. 

 Preventives of apple-tree borer, 313. 



chinch-bug, 332. 



cow- horn fly, 332. 



grapevine flea- beetle, 332. 



locust-tree borer, 363. 



peach-tree borer, 374. 



plumb curculio, 290, 346. 



striped cucumber beetle, 368. 

 Preventives of insect attack : 



breaking up hybernating auarters, 332. 



brine lime wash, 332. 



carbolized plaster, 346. 



dusting foliage, 289. 



excluding by netting, 368. 



gas-tar water, 290. 

 • ground bone dust, 368. 



heavy rains, 332. 



lime-dust, 289. 



lime-wash, 289, 332. 



mounding about base of trees, 374. 



oil application, 333. 



plaster of Paris, 346. 



soap and carbolic acid, 363. 



