Ixiv THE GYPSY MOTH. 



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Birds, distribution of gypsy moth by, . . .98, 214, 231, 235, 239 



European, introduction of , . . 232 



feeding on the caterpillars, 6, 96, 209, 228 



feeding on female gypsy moth, 228 



feeding on male gypsy moth, 228 



feeding on the pupee of the gypsy moth, 228 



folly of destroying, 205 



most useful as moth destroyers, 210 



native, driven away by English sparrows, 234 



protection of, 242 



that may devour gypsy moth eggs, . . . . . . 228 



value of, 203 



value of, in Europe, 284 



V. useful insects, 240 



Black, Almon, statement of, 20, 24, 28 



Black-and-white warbler attacking the gypsy moth, . . . 208,225 

 Black-billed cuckoo attacking the gypsy moth, .... 207, 212 



Blackbird attacking the gypsy moth, 207 



value of, 204 



Black-throated green warbler attacking the gypsy moth, . . . 208 



Bluebird attacking the gypsy moth, 208, 218, 227 



driven away by sparrows, 234 



Blue-jay attacking the gypsy moth, 6, 207, 225 



distributing the gypsy moth, 236 



Board of Agriculture, State, advice of, concerning extermination, . 70 



amount expended by, in 1891, 1892, 1893, 74 



appropriations recommended by, 62, 68, 77, 84 



bulletin issued by, 56 



conference at office of, 45 



extracts from reports of the, .... 65-67, 78, 81, 82 

 petition for an additional appropriation by the executive com- 

 mittee of, 78 



reorganization of, suggested by TVm. H. Bowker, ... 83 



special meeting of, 49 



supersedes commission of 1891, 47 



Boards of health, information furnished by, 107 



Bockman, Miss A. B., statement of, 20 



Bombycidge, assembling in the, 357 



Books, section, record of infested estates kept in, . . . . 52 



Boston & Maine Railroad, inspection of, Ill 



Boston, danger from traffic to, 107 



gypsy moth found in, 70, 80 



result of inspection of, in 1894, 80 



Bowker, Wm. H., elected a member of the committee, . . . 76 

 reorganization of State Board of Agriculture suggested by, . 83 

 retirement of, from State Board of Agriculture, .... 83 

 Brackett, Gov. J. Q. A., commission appointed by, ... . 38 



extract from message, 35 



Bradley, J. Howard, appointed commissioner, 38 



Branches, how broken, 174 



removal of, . . , 182, 184 



