INDEX 
A. 
Acrobasis nebulo in Florida. 35 
-Egeria exitiosa. peach tree injured by, 36 
Argiope fasciata, on cotton, »'> 
Agrotis annexa, on cotton. H 
Agrotis larva-, injuring cotton, II 
sorghum 
toma 
Aletia eggs eaten by ant-. 1- 
experiments on. 4 ( .» 
habits of. reference to. 53 
larva-, destroyed by Asilus flic-. 4' ' 
destroyed by Polistes 
destroyed by Tree-frog. 4" 
destroyed by Vespa, 40 
effects of emulsions upon. 42 
injured by mite-. !•"> 
two species of Sphex preying upon. 
pupae and eggs destroyed by frost, 
38 
pupae of. how affected by kerosene emul- 
sions 
xylina. 47. 4- ' 
Anisoscelis albicinctus, puncturing orang 
in. |5 
Ant. mating holes in orange leaves, 1 1 
feeding on exuding gum. In 
injuring Coots of the banana. &c., 35 
species of, nesting in gallery made by larva 
of Elaphidion inerme, 9 
the small yellow, in houses 
Ant-, attending Aphides, 17 
feeding on Aletia eggs, 18 
Species of. on cotton, beneficial. 10 
Aphides, on cotton. 47 
Aphis, on cabbage. !7 
melon-. 1 1 
orange. 11.17 
peach, ■'<<< 
Apple, leaf-folder injurii g 
Artichoke, insects injurii 
Metapodius on. 36 
Asilid flyattacking a dragon-fly, t" 
flies, three specie- of. destroying larvae 
of Aletia. J" 
Attn- audax on cotton, in 
B. 
Batrachedra rileyi in cotton boll-, n 
Bean, a species of weevil injurious I 
injured by Kudamu- 
insects injuring. 
Seirarctia larva on. 36 
Benham's mixture, supposed composition of. 1_' 
effects of. upon scale, 1*J 
Blue-stone, effects of, on orange. 10 
Boll Worm, 50, 57 
Boneset, decoction of. 51 
Borer, Coleopterous, in orang 
- ale, 1" 
effect of Neal' s mixture on, 11 
mode of spreading, 11 
where found. 11 
Brooks, Mr. J. M..-omc views of, on Boll worm, 58 
Broom-corn injured bya weevil, ;7 
injured by Heiiothis, )7 
insects injurin a 
Buprestis larva, i'.: 
Cabbage injured by Mamestra picta, 37 
Plusia bt 
in>ect< injuring 
Candytufts. Diabrotica injurious to. •">-; 
Carpophilus ferrugineus attacking injured fruit 
13 
Cecidomyidous maggot- feeding upon the Rusl 
mite. 11. 13 
Cerambycid, unknown, on grape vine, 35 
Cereis canadesis and Penstemon, food plants of 
Heiiothis, 57 
Ceroplastes floridensis, 19 
how destroyed 
how removed. 22 
( hapin. Mr. S. 1- .. reference to report by, in 
/.' /'•--" 
China berries, decoction of, 51 
Chum, root> injured by terinr 
Chrysopa larva, feeding upon I.ecaniuti, 
Citron, infested with ru-t-mite. 11 
Coleopterous borer in orange. 9 
Corn injured by a weevil. >7 
by llcliothi-. 37 
insects injuring 
( oiioi. bolls injured by Ileliothi-. It 
field-, the l'alina Chri-ti in. II 
injured by cricket-. 1 1 
Louse \phi- . 17 
planter, when to begin hi- vigilant ■ 
spiders on. i i 
stainer, 39, u 
Worm-, destroyed by i 
invasions of, n 
none until August, M 
observations and experiments 
upon 
par. i I - 
