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Corn, injury io— Continued. 



by Yellow-headed Cutworm, 97. 

 by Glassy Cutworm, 96. 

 by Root or Grass Web Worms, IX. 

 by Spheuopliorus, 58-63. 

 cariosus, 60,71. 

 ochreus, XII, 58,70. 

 parvulus, 63. 

 pertinax, 60. 

 placidus. 62,71. 

 robuslus, 60,69,71. 

 sculptilie, 61,62. 

 plant, effect of steam upon, 42. 



of tar water upon, 40. 

 Root Louse, XII. 



succes.-^ful defence of, against Chinch Biil', 

 53. 



Correspondents, Agricultural, on Cutworms, 'n. 

 Corrosive sublimate for Chinch Bug, 42,56. 

 Corson, George, 36. 

 costipennis, Sphenophorus, 64,67,68. 

 Crambus exsiccatus, IX. 



fuscicostellus, IX. 



zeellup, IX. 

 Crane-flies, 78. 

 cru6-galli, Panicum, 52. 

 Cultivator, The, cited, 61. 



and Country Gentleman cited, G2. 

 Curculio, Plum, experiment to determine feed- 

 ing habit, 76. 

 Cutworm, Bristly, 95. 



description of larva, 96. 



Bronzed, 85. 



Chocolate-striped, description of larva, 87. 

 Clay-backed, IX, 85, 89. 

 description of larva. 92. 

 disease of, 91. 

 habits and life history, !W. 

 injury to Beans, 84,91. 

 to Clover, 90,91. 

 loCorn, 84,!«,91. 

 to Onions, 84. 

 to Strawberry, 84. 

 to Sweet Potato, 84,91. 

 literature, 89. 

 parasites, 93. 

 Dingy, description of larva, 88. 



injuries to Beans, Clover, Corn, Mead- 

 ows, Strawberries, Sweet Potatoes, and 

 Wheat, 88. 

 Glassy, 96. 



injury to Corn, 96. 

 Greasy, injury to Corn, 85,98. 



parasites of, 93. 

 Pink-backed, 94. 



description of larva, 95. 

 Spotted, number of broods, and food plants, 



86,87. 

 "Variegated, 93. 



injury to Sweet Potatoes and Tomatoes, 

 94. 



description of larva, 94. 

 Western Striped, found on leaves of White 



Cutworm — Continued. 



Clover and Water-melon and on roots of 

 Clover, 89. 

 W-marked, description of larva, 85. 

 Yellow-headed, description of larva and 

 mention of injury to Corn, 97. 

 Cutworms, IX. 



Agricultural Correspondents on, 91. 

 injury to Beans, Corn, Musk-melon, Oats, 

 Onions, Potato, Strawberry, Sweet Potato, 

 and Water-melon, 84. 

 Notes on, 84-97. 

 Cyperns strigosus as food plant of Sphenopho- 

 rus cariosus, 68. 



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devastatrix, Iladena, 96. 

 diiferentialip, Pezotettix, XIII. 

 Dingy Cutworm, 88. See Cutworm, Dingy. 

 Diseases of Chinch Bug, bacterial, 45,46, 56. 

 cultures from, 47,56. 

 contagious, 2,40,45,56. 

 entomophthorous, 48,56. 



culture experiments, 56. 

 items concerning distribution and ac- 

 tivity of, 46, 49. 

 weather favorable or unfavorable to, 49. 

 of Clay backed Cutworm, 91. 

 of European Cabbage Worm, IX. 

 Ditching as measure against Chinch Bug, 53, 56. 

 Dodge, J. R., computation of loss by Chinch 



Bug in Illinois in 1887, 1. 

 Duffy, Wm. M., on meadow maggots, 83. 

 dumetorum. Polygonum, 50,56. 

 Dury, Charles, paper, cited, 59. 



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Egyptian insecticide for Chinch Bug, 42,"~^ijsr_^ 

 Empusa parasitic in body of Chinch Bug, 45,46/^ 

 Entomophthora parasitic in body of Chincl^ 



Bug, 45,48,49,56. ~ 

 Epicurus imbricatus, food of, 76. 

 Epicauta, effect of steam upon, 43. 

 European Cabbage Worm, IX. 

 Euzophera semifunei-alis, IX. 

 exsiccatus, Crambus, IX. 



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Farmers' Review cited, 32,33,91. 

 femur-rubrum, Pezottettix, XII. 

 Fernald, C. II., on Caenogenes raortipennelia, 

 101. 



Fertilization as measure against Chinch Bug, 



35, 39,. 55, 60. 

 Fertilizers, 35,39,55,60. 

 Field Sparrow feeding on Spenophorus, 71. 

 Fitch, Asa, on Sphenophorus sculptilis, 61. 



on wheat culture and the Chinch Bug, 32. 



Report as State Entomologist of New York 

 cited, 32. 

 llavipes, Termes, XIII. 

 Flax, 58. 



raising, as measure against Sphenophorus 

 ochreue, 71. 

 Flea Beetle, Pale Striped, XI. 



