GENEKAL INDEX. 
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Flower Beetle (see Meligetlies ceneus ) 
Fluke in sheep ( Fascicola (Distoma) 
hepatica), species of Snail (Limnceus 
spp.) acting as hosts of, 1884, 91, 92 
Flycatcher ( Musicapa grisola), beneficial, 
1879, 88; usefulness of, 1884, v 
Fly Goldings (see Goccinella spp.) 
Fly Weevil (U.S.A.) (see Sitotroga (Ge- 
lecliia) cerealella) 
Forest Flies, 1898, 50-59 
Forest Fly (see Hippobosca equina) 
Forest Fly, Spotted (see Hippobosca 
maculata) 
Forficulce, 1886, 1-6; 1896, 69-75 (see 
also Forficula spp. and Lab [dura, sp.) 
Keference to British species, 1886, 5 ; 
German method of trapping, 5 ; 
traps for, 5, 6 
Damage to crops in Oxon and Wilts, 
1896, 69 ; destructive to Turnips 
and Hops, &c., 69, 71; life-history, 
72, 73; prevention and remedies, 
78-75; traps for, 71-75; to get rid 
of, in the ear. 75 
Forficula auricularia, 1886, 1; 1896, 
69-75 
Note on, 1886, 1 
Damage to crops in Oxon and Wilts, 
1896, 69; destructive to Turnips 
and Hops, &c., 69, 71; life-history, 
72, 73; prevention and remedies, 
73-75; traps for, 71-75; to get rid 
of, in the ear, 75 
Forficula borealis, 1886, 1-6 
Observations on, 1886, 1-6; plague 
of, 2; food-plants of, 2, 3 
Forficula minor, 1886, 5 ; 1897, 40-43 
Mentioned, 1886, 5 
Frequenting manure in great numbers, 
1897, 40-42 ; description of, 40; 
observations on habits of, 41, 42; 
Keating’s and carbolic powder in¬ 
effectual in destroying, 42 ; greased 
cloth as a trap for, 43 
Fowls feeding on Phyllopertha horticola, 
1893, 25, 30 
Foxglove (see Plant index) 
Frit Fly (see Oscinis frit) 
Frog Fly of the Hop (see Euacanthus 
interruptus) 
Frost, not injuring grubs, 1879,1; affect¬ 
ing Turdidce, 1879, 2 
Frosted Orange Moth (see Gortyna 
fiavago) 
Fruit insects, some kinds recently or 
newly observed, 1889, v 
Fruit Moth (see Incurvaria capitella) 
Fungus sp. attending Clover-sickness, 
1887, 4 
Furze (see Plant index) 
G. 
Gad Flies (see Tabanidce) 
Gad Fly, Great Ox (see Tabanus bovinus) 
Gad Fly, Autumn (see Tabanus autum- 
nalis) 
Gad Fly, Black American (see Tabanus 
atratus ) 
Gad Fly, Midsummer (see Tlierioplectes 
solstitialis) 
Gad Fly, Tawny (see Atylotus fulvus) 
Galeruca ( Agelaslica) alni, 1892, 126 
Gctleruca tenella, 1892, 124-126 
Description of, 1892,124 ; food-plants 
of, 124; “Fisher Hobbs’s ” mixture 
for, 125; probably double-brooded, 
126 
Gall Midge Maggot (see Lasioptera 
rubi) 
Gall Mite of Black Currant (see Phytop- 
tus ribis ) 
Gall Mites (see Pliytoptidcc) 
Galls of Wheat Eelworm (see Tylenclms 
tritici ) 
Garden Chafer (see Phyllopertha horti¬ 
cola) 
Garden Swift (see Hepialus lupulinus) 
Gas-lime, 1880, 7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 28, 77, 
103, 104; 1881, 9; 1882, 26,32, 44, 
59, 63, 86; 1883, 6, 14, 15, 44; 
1884, 35, 61; 1885. 5, 6, 35, 37; 
1887, 90; 1888, 29-31; 1892, 95, 
156, 157; 1896, 27, 128 
To be used with caution, 1881, 9 
Soot, and sulphur, 1884, 35; Fisher 
Hobbs’s mixture of, 61 
Observations of, Dr. Aug. Voelcker 
on, 1885, 5, 6 
And alkali waste, 1888, 29-31 
Gas liquor, a check for root-feeding 
grubs, 1881, 8 ; for Chafer grubs in 
pasture land, 1893, 31 
Gas-tar, 1881, 30, 79, 80 ; 1882, 94 
To catch Euacanthus interruptus, 1881, 
30 ; to catch Haltica ( Phyllotreta ) 
nemorum, 79, 80 
Gas-water, 1881, 8 ; 1882, 45 
Gastropacha quercifolia, 1893, 1-4 ; 
1894, 4-6 ; 1898, 15, 16 
Unusual appearance of, on Apple, 
1893, 1; description of, 2, 3 ; life- 
history and method of attack of, 
3 ; prevention and remedies, 4 
Caterpillars injurious to maiden Apple 
trees, 1894, 5 ; description of cater¬ 
pillars, 5 
Gastrophilus equi, 1890, 64-71 
Description and history of, 1890, 65, 
66-68 ; situation of, in Horse's 
stomach, 69-71 ; prevention and 
remedies for, 68; turpentine and 
linseed oil best remedy for, 71 
Gastrophysa polygoni (see Phcedon poly- 
goni) 
Gelechia cerealella (see Sitotroga cerea¬ 
lella) 
Geodephagous larvse, 1888, 45 
Geophilus longicornis, 1886, 54-56 
Food of, 1886, 54, 55; account of, 
and its allies, 54-57 
