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INDEX 
Cotton Worms, veal influence of ants upon, 47 
report upon, by Lawrence John- 
son, 53 
Zamia solution on, 40 
Cow-pea, insects injuring, 37. 
Crematogaster lineolata eating pear leaves, 35 
Crickets injuring cotton, 44 
Criiciferse insects injuring, 37 
Cucumber, insects injuring. 37, 53 
D. 
Diabrotica, Pyrethrum most effectual against, 53 
the striped, on cucumbers and mel- 
ons, 53 
Dactylopius, on Persimmon, 36 
Dragon fly attacked by an Asilid, in 
Dysdercus suturellus, 14, 39 
Eggs of Aletia eaten by ants. 40 
Elaphidion inerme, larva of. boring in orange. "J 
Emulsions, effects of upon the cotton plant, 42 
effects of upon the larvae of Aletia. 42 
kinds and cost. :;_' 
of certain native plants, experiments 
with. :il 
Epeira fera on cotton. 4<> 
Epicauta strigosa on cotton flower, 15 
Eriobotrya japonica, Leaf-folder on. 35 
Eudamus, injuring the bean, 36 
peanut, 37 
Euonymus, decoction of bark of, 51 
Eupatorium perfoliatum, decoction of, 51 
Euphoria melancholica injuring orange trees. In 
T. 
Invasion of Cotton Worm, 44 
Fu 
igus on Parlatoria and Mytilaspis 
smut, where found. L3 
Gasteracantha, species on cotton, 40 
Geometer larva- on Oak. 36 
H. 
Harlecpiin bugs, effects of kerosene emulsions 
upon, 53 
pyrethrum upon, 53 
mode of warring against, 54 
Heliothids, notes in reference to, 57 
Heliothis armigera, 50 
food plants of, 17 
injuring corn, 37 
broom-corn. 37 
sorghum, 37 
cotton bolls, 14 
Hemerobius. larva of, eating Lecanium, 13 
Hibiscus esculentus, emulsion of, 31 
Hogs, as destroyers of certain insects, 58 
Hominy scale, 26 
Hubbard, H. G, miscellaneous notes on orange 
insects by. 9 
report by, on the use of kero- 
sene emulsions, 6 
Hubbard's formula, 33 
Jatropha manihot, decoction of, 31 
Johnson, Judge Lawrence, Report of, 53- 
Jute has no effect on Cotton Worm, 41 
Kerosene and whale-oil soap emulsions, esti- 
mate of cost, 18 
Kerosene, how best combined. 32 
emulsion, application to cabbage, 53 
emulsions compared with arsenious 
poisons for Cotton Worm. 
55 
effect of, in cold, damp 
weather, 17 
effect of, upon cucumber 
and melon vines, 53 
experiments with, upon 
Cotton Worm, 55 
experiments with, on pur- 
ple scale, 17 
notice of the use of. in de- 
stroying insects, 5 
on cotton, 41 
on roots of orange. 6 
preparation of, 53 
reference to, 5. L3, 17 
results of experiments with, 
in California. 5, G 
uses of, in destroy ing Scale- 
insects, <> 
L. 
Laphria thoracica vs. Cotton Worm, to 
Larvae destroyed by ants, 38 
Leaf-folder injuring apple, 35 
the pear, 35 
the quince, 35 
Leaf-mining larva on mulberry, 36 
Lecanium destroyed by Chrysopa larva, 13 
larva of Hemerobius, 13 
hesperidum, 13. 19, '■>] 
persicae, 36 
scales of, how loosened, 22 
on orange, 11 
Lemon, infested with rust mite. 11 
insects damaging, 36 
Lepidopterous larva, rind of oranges perforated 
by, 12 
Leptoglossus phyllopus puncturing orange 
stems, 36 
Lime, insects injuring, 36 
Lizzards in cotton-fields, 40 
Locusts feeding upon orange leaves, 13 
Loggerhead shrike as a Cotton Worm destroy- 
er, 40 
London purple for destroying Cotton Worms, 51 
Long scale, effects of Neal's mixture upon. 11 
Laphygma, reference to work of, 58 
Lophyrus on pine, 36 
Lye, applications of, 5 
concentrated solutions of, 7 
effects of, on orange, 10 
potash, experiments with, 7 
