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Agropyron sp., host plant of Mordellistena ustulata 2 



Agrostis alba, host plant of Mordellistena ustulata 2 



Alfalfa, food plant of Autographa gamma californica. 112 



looper. (See Autographa gamma calif ornica.) 



Ameloctonus n. sp., parasite of Autographa gamma calif ornica 116 



Anas platyrhynchos, enemy of Eleocles adults., 84 



Andropogon f meatus, hibernating shelter for chinch bug 34, 35 



scoparius, hibernating shelter for chinch bug 27, 29. 32, 34 



Ant, Formica rufa obscuripes, enemy of Autographa gamma calif ornica 117 



subpolita, enemy of Autographa gamma californica 118 



Tetram.orium caespitum, enemy of Eleodes 85 



Apanteles hyslopi, parasite of Autographa gamma californica 116, 117 



Arsenate of lead ineffective as repellent against false wireworms (Eleodes) 87 



Arsenical sprays not very effective against maize billbug (Sphenophorus maidis). 22 



Astragalus sp., food plant of Etiella zinckenella schisticolor 89, 91 



Asyndesmus lewisi, enemy of Eleodes adults 84 



Autographa gamma californica 109-118 



activity in bright sunlight 110 



adult, description 113-114 



control by parasites 109-110, 118 



description 112-114 



diseases 118 



distribution 110 



early record of injury to alfalfa 109 



egg, description 112 



food plants 112 



larva, description 1 12-11 3 



outbreak in California in 1886 110 



parasites 114-118 



pupa, description 113 



remedies and preventives 118 



seasonal history 110-112 



Bacteria in diseased larvae of Autographa gamma californica 118 



Bacterial disease, possible cause of death of larvae of Sphenophorus callosus. . . 71 



Badger, adults of Eleodes obscura sulcipennis in burrows 76 



enemy of false wireworms 75 



Baklpate. (See Mareca americana.) 



Barley, food plant of Autographa gamma californica 112 



Barriers, coal-tar, against chinch bug 37-38 



dust, against chinch bug 37 



green-corn, unsatisfactory against chinch bug 39 



Bartramia longicauda, enemy of Eleodes adult 84 



Bean, lima, food plant of Etiella zinckenella schisticolor 89. 90 



Beard-grass, broom. (See Andropogon scoparius.) 

 forked. (See Andropogon furcatus .) 

 71312°— Bull. 95—13 2 119 



