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Microbracon mellitor, parasite of plum curculio 148 
Musca longipes=Cholomyia inxquipes 150 
Myiophasia xnea, host of Calyptus tibiator 149 
parasite of Ampeloglypter sesostris 149 
Anthonomus grandis 149 
Balaninus uniformis 149 
Chalcodermus seneus 149 
. sp 149 
Conotrachelus elegans 149 
plum curculio 149-150 
Sphenophorus parvulus 149 
possible parasite of Heliophila unipuncta 149 
Nectarine, food plant of plum curculio 33 
order of preference in oviposition by plum curculio 33 
Nenuphar, common name for plum curculio 14 
Oriole, Baltimore. (See Icterus galbula.) 
orchard. (See Icterus spurius.) 
Paris green against apple curculio 192 
plum curculio 178-185 
on apple 189-192, 200 
peaches 202-207 
and Bordeaux mixture against apple curculio 192 
plum curculio 183 
on apple 191-192, 194 
injurious effects on peach '. 207 
lime, and bluestone dust, homemade, against plum curculio on 
apple 194, 200 
Peach curculio, common name for plum curculio 14 
food plant of plum curculio 33 
order of preference in oviposition by plum curculio ." 33 
shoots, ovipositing place of plum curculio * 38 
weevil, common name for plum curculio 14 
worm, common name for plum curculio 14 
Peaches, spraying with arsenicals against plum curculio 202-215 
susceptibility of different varieties to plum curculio 36 
Pear, bark, ovipositing place of plum curculio, according to Fitch 38 
food plant of plum curculio 33 
larvae of plum curculio usually unable to mature therein 38-39 
order of preference in oviposition by plum curculio 33 
Pears, susceptibility of different varieties to plum curculio 36 
Pegomyafusciceps, association with plum curculio in fruit 151 
Persimmon, larvae of plum curculio fail to mature therein 38 
wild, place of oviposition by plum curculio 33 
Pimpla (Epiurus) sp., parasite of plum curculio 148 
Plowrightia morbosa. (See Black knot.) 
Plum curculio, adult (see also Plum curculio, beetles). 
activity in egg laying and feeding by day and night . . . 107-110 
choice of food 96-97 
description 33 
egg and feeding punctures, position on fruit and variation 
in form 103-106 
laying operation 99-102 
