CONTENTS. 



Page. 



PREFACE 9 



The Squash Ladybird; its Literature and Biology (illustrated) 11 



Life History of the Common Squash Bug (Anasa tristis DeG.) (illustrated) . 20 



The Horned Squash Bug {Anasa armigera Say) (illustrated) 28 



Some Observations in the Life History of the Squash-vine Borer 



(Melittia satyriniformis Hbn. ) (illustrated) 34 



Notes on the Pickle Worm and Melon Caterpillar 41 



The pickle worm (Margaronia nitidalis Cram. ) 41 



The melon caterpillar (Margaronia hyalinata Linn.) 42 



Leaf-footed Plant-Bugs which attack Cucurbits (illustrated) 44 



The Northern leaf- footed plant-bug (Leptoglossus oppositus Say) 44 



The handed leaf- footed plant-hug ( Leptoglossus phyllopus Linn. ) 46 



Notes on the Striped Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica vittata Fab.) (illus- 

 trated) 48 



A new Webworm Enemy of Cabbage and other Cruciferous Plants 



(illustrated ) 51 



Notes on the Garden Flea-hopper (Halticus uhleri Giard) (illustrated) 57 



The Imbricated Snout-beetle ( Epiccerus imbricatus Say) (illustrated) 62 



The Brown Fruit-chafer (Euphoria inda Linn.) (illustrated) 67 



Biologic Notes on the May Beetle (Lachnosterna arcuata Sm.) (illustrated). 74 



The arcuate May beetle (Lachnosterna arcuata Sm.) 75 



Insect enemies of white grubs - 79 



The Spinach Flea-beetle (Disonycha xanthomelcena Dalrn.) (illustrated) 80 



Biologic and other Notes on the Flea- beetles which attack Solanace- 



ous Plants (illustrated) 85 



The tobacco flea-beetle (Epitrix parvula Fab. ) 85 



The eggplant flea-beetle (Epitrix fuscula Cr. ) 87 



The cucumber flea-beetle (Epitrix cucumeris Harr. ) 89 



Other species of Epitrix 90 



The Cherry Leaf-beetle (Galerucella cavicollis Lee.) 90 



Notes on the Plum and Eose Leaf-beetles 93 



The plum leaf-beetle (Nodonota tristis 01. ) 93 



The rose leaf-beetle (Nodonota puncticollis Say) 95 



Notes on the Fruit-tree Bark-beetle and other Borers Affecting 



Fruit Trees - - 96 



The fruit-tree bark-beetle (Scolytus rugulosus Eatz.) 96 



The banded hickory borer ( Chion cinctus Dru. ) 97 



The grape cane-borer (Amphicerus bicaudatus Say) - 98 



The eye-spotted apple-twig borer ( Oberea ocellata Hald. ) 98 



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