INDEX 
Agrotis segetum, 84—87 
American Wheat Midge, 10 
Anguillulidse, 34—49 ; species found on 
oat plants, 107 
Anguillula devastatrix (dipsaci), 45, 
'106 
Anthomyia betffi, 57 
Aphelenchus avense, 36, 108 
Aphis, Hop, and Damson-hop, 52—54 
Apion apricans, 6 
,, flavifemoratum, 6, 7 
Athalia spinarum, 81—84 
Baskets as traps for earwigs, 5 
“ Black dust,” 29 
Bos, Dr. J. Ritzema, observations on 
T. devastatrix, 106, 108 
Brauer, Dr. Friedrich, description of 
larva of Horse Warble by, 90 
Cabbage, 1 
Calandra granaria, 29, 31, 32 
,, oryzffi, 32 
Cecidomyia destructor, 10—26, Ap¬ 
pendix, 101—105 ; in Russia, 104 
Centipedes, long-horned, 54 - 57 ; in 
hop stocks, 55 ; in vetches, 55 
Cephalobus rigidus, 107 
Cephus pygmffius, 26 
Ceutorhynchus assimilis, 76 
,, sulcicollis, 87, 88 
Clover, 6 ; attacked by Tylenchus devas¬ 
tatrix, 46, 109 " 
Clover Weevils, 6—9 
Corn, 10—52 
Corn Sawfly, 26—28 ; method of injury 
of, 28 
Corn, screenings of 28, 34 ; descriptions 
of kinds of, 29 ; ergot in, 30 ; “flax¬ 
seeds ” of Hessian Fly in, 20, 
Dart Moth, 84 
De Man, J. G., observations on Anguil- 
lulidae, 45, 106—108 
Dockyard Beetle, observations of at 
Dunham, Cheshire, 78, 79 
Ear Cockles, 48, 49 ; remedies for, 49 
Earwigs, 1—6; methods of trapping, 
5, 6; plague of, 3; tobacco infested 
by, 4 _ 
Eelworms in oat-plants, 34—37, 105 ; in 
wheat, 48, 49 
Forficula borealis, 1 
Granary Weevils, 29, 31—34 ; means of 
prevention of, 33; to dress out of 
corn, 33 
Hessian Fly, 10—26; abstract of life- 
history of, 19 ; agricultural measures 
to counteract, 24, 25; amount of 
injury caused by attack, 12; appear¬ 
ance of attacked crops, 12, 13; ap¬ 
pearance of in Great Britain, 10,11; 
bibliographical references, 25, 26; 
description of in various stages, also 
of anchor process and skin of maggot, 
and wing of fly, 14—18 ; dressings to 
destroy maggot or prevent attack, 24; 
“flax-seeds” (puparia) found in fine 
siftings, 20,101; in shag or light grain, 
105 ; methods of prevention, 20—23; 
Where does Hessian Fly come from ? 
19, 20; see also Appendix 
Hop, 53—57 
Hop Aphis, late appearance of, 53, 54 
Horse Warble, 90—95; description of 
maggot of, 90 
Hylemia coarctata, 49 : history of, 52 
Hypoderma bovis, 95—100; ? equi, 90— 
95 ; ? Loiseti, 90—95 ; negligence re¬ 
garding, 99 
Isosoma hordei, 30 
Joint-worm, 30; method of injury of, 
30, 31 
Julus-worms, 56 
Kuhn, Dr. Jul., observations on stem- 
sickness in rye, 45—47 
Lymexylon navale, 77, 80; found at 
Dunham Park, Cheshire, 78, 79 
Mangold, 57 
Mangold Fly, 57 
Meligethes aeneus, 74—76 
Millipedes (snake), 56 
Mustard, 58—76; attacked by surface 
caterpillars, 86 ; dates of sowfng, 62 ; 
discontinuance of growth of to check 
beetle-attack, 64 ; infested by Turnip 
Flea-beetles, 72—74 ; infested by 
Flower-beetles, 74—76 ; infested by 
Seed-beetles, 76 ; manures for 65; 
preventive for Wireworm, 70 
Mustard Beetles, 58—76; shelters of 
during winter, 59, 60; fire to stop 
