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INDEX. 
Frazer, H. W., on corn root-worm, 13. 
French, Prof. C. H., 12. 
Fungi, 30,110, 111, 112,114. 
parasitic, 9,45,53. 
spores of, 23,109,115. 
G. 
Galerita, 108,115. 
janus, 108. 
Gall mites, 8,126. 
Galusha, O. B., on melon plant louse, 84. 
Garman, W. H., 6,7,8. 
finds strawberry crown miner, 81. 
on strawberry crown borer, 67>68-. 
on Phytoptus and other injurious 
plant mites, 123. 
Gelechia cerealella, 152. 
artificial remedies for, 152. 
larva, description of, 145. 
habits of, 148. 
moth, description of. 146. 
habits of, 147. 
pupa, description of, 147, 
history of, 141. 
natural checks on, 150. 
summary of the life history, 149. 
verucella, 144. 
gelechice, Pteromalus, 151. 
Gentry, Thomas G.. 84. 
Geophilus, 111, 115, 117. 
glacialis, Hippodamia, 117. 
Glover, Townend, 141. 
on strawberry crown miner, 77,78. 
Gnats, 110. 
Golden-rod. 10,20. 
Goodrich, Theodore, 67. 
Gortyna nitela, 103. 
Grain, insects injurious to, 144. 
moth, Angoumois, 6,8,144. 
article on, 144. 
Grain plant louse, 5. 
granulatus, Agrilus, 121. 
Grape, 6. 
louse, 6. 
Grass, 5,37,102,109,110,112,113. 
blue, 109. 
Grasshoppers, 47,105. 
Grass worms, 105. 
Green ash, 136. 
Green muscardine, 54,55. 
Gregarina, 23. 
gregarius, Calathus, 109. 
Griswold, James. 12. 
Ground-beetles, food of, 106. 
predaceous, 7,107. 
Grubs, parasitic, 73. 
H 
Harpactor cinctus, 43, 56. 
Harpalus , 112,115. 
caliginosus, 112. 
herbivagus, 112. 
pennsylvanicus, 112. 
Harris, D. S., 9. 
on chinch-bugs, 35. 
on corn root-worm, 13,19. 
Harris, Dr. T. W., on Selandria cerasi, 98. 
Karrisi, Anisodaclylus, 112. 
Harrowing for chinch-bug, 57. 
Heart-leaved willow, 137. 
Helianthus, 20. 
Hellebore. 100. 
Helminthosporium, 23,114. 
Hemiptera, 40, 44, 114,115. 
herbivagus, Harpalus, 112. 
Hessian fly, 6. 
Heteropus ventricosus, 15^. 
Hippo damia, 117. 
convergens, 41,117. 
glacialis, 117. 
maculata, 41. 
I Hot water as an insecticide. 58, 93,141. 
House flies, 47,53,54,57. 
wren, 44. 
Howe, Edward G-, 84. 
Hubbard. H. G., 58. 
Hydnocera pallipennis, 104. 
Hymenoptera, 114. 
parasitic, 120. 
I 
Icy lady-bug, 41. 
imbricatus, Hpicocrus, 104. 
impuncticollis, Amara, 110. 
incurvus, Tachys,21. 
Insecticides, 7,89,91,99,141,142. 
arsenic, 100. 
ashes, 99,100. 
bi-sulphide of carbon, 89,90, 
coal-tar, 57. 
flour, 93,94. 
hellebore, 100, 
hot water, 58,93,141. 
kerosene, 58,59,62,63.89,90,91,96,97. 
lime, 97,100,142. 
London purple, 30,74. 
milk, for emulsions, 58,59,62,63,89. 
oils, 58,59. 
Paris green, 30,74,100, 
petroleum; see kerosene, 
plowing and harrowing, 57. 
potash, 59,61. 
pyre thrum, 89,91,93,94,97. 
rotation of crops, 29,30,31,/4. 
salt, 90,96. 
saltpetre, 96. 
sand, 99,100. 
soap-suds, 59,60,61,62,63,89,141,142. ; 
sulphur. 95,141,142. 
tar-water, 97. 
tobacco, 89,90,91,95. 
water, 58,59,61,62,89,90,91,96,100,141 
insectorum, Micrococcus, 52,56. 
Insects. 6,12,39,117. 
insidiosus, Anthcrcoris, 43. 
