GENERAL INDEX. 
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Infestation of, in stacked Oats, 1897, 
101; in stacked Grass, 102, 103 ; in 
stacked Clover, 104 
Tyroglyphus siro, referred to, 1890, 48 
V. 
Vanessa cardui, migration, 1879, 4 ; re¬ 
ferred to, 1891, 164 
Vanessa polychloros, 1894, 6-12 
Infesting Cherry, 1894, 6-12; descrip¬ 
tion and observations, 7-11 ; pre¬ 
vention and remedies, 11, 12 
Vapourer Moth, Common (see Orgyia 
antiqua) 
Vermorel Spraying Pump, 1893, 37 
Vespidce (Wasps), 1880, 45 ; 1893, 111- 
140; 1894, 119-122 
Enormous numbers of, 1880, 45 
Plague of (in 1893), 1893, 111; great 
prevalence and probable reason, 112; 
life-history and method of nest¬ 
making, 115-117 ; food, 118; cya¬ 
nide of potassium, to destroy, 120. 
127,129 ; a deadly poison, 120,137 ; 
notes of observations (during 1893) 
in Scotland, 119-122; in England, 
122-133; in Norway (in 1893 and 
in 1883-1884), 134, 134 ; in Ireland, 
133 : general summary, 135-140 ; 
attracted by honey dew from Apliidce, 
129; numbers of nests in given 
areas, 135; some benefit and great 
loss from, 136, 137; method of de¬ 
stroying nests, 137; dress for taking 
tree nests, 137 ; traps and mixtures 
to attract, 138; vineries, to prevent 
ingress of, into, 138; food of, in 
connection with collection for use 
of maggots, &c., 139 ; parasitic 
beetle of, found in nests, 140; risk 
to horses from nests turned up in 
ploughing, 128, 129, 131 
Queens not reported as unusually nu¬ 
merous, 1894,120 ; Queens collected 
not certainly fresh specimens, 121 
Vespa arborea, 1893, 113, 114, 140 
Recorded presence of, in Gloucester¬ 
shire, 1893, 114 ; first recorded 
occurrence of, in Ireland, 140 
Vespa britannica, synonymy referred to, 
1893, 113 
Vespa crabro, 1893, 114, 124, 125, 134 
Vespa germanica , 1893, 113, 123, 134 
Vespa liolsatica (see Vespa sylvestris) 
Vespa norvegica, 1893, 113, 131, 134 
Vespa rufa , 1893, 113, 123, 134 
Vespa sylvestris, 1893,113, 122, 123, 134 
Vespa vulgaris, 1893, 113, 122, 123, 134 
Vetch (see Plant index) 
Vetchling, Yellow (see Plant index) 
Vibrio tritici (see Tylenchus tritici) 
Vine (see Plant index) 
Vine Weevil (see Otiorhynchus sulcatus) 
Volvulifex pruni, referred to, 1893, 89 
W. 
Wagtail ( Motacilla lugubris), 1879, 38; 
1884,iv ; 1888, 44 
Beneficial, 1879, 38 
Feeding on Marsh Snail, 1884, iv 
? Feeding on grubs, 1888, 44 
Walnut (see Plant index) 
Warble, or Ox Warble Fly (see Hypo- 
derma bovis) 
Warble Fly of the Horse (see Hypoderma 
loiseti) 
Warblers ( Sylvia spp.), usefulness of, 
1878, 23 ; 1879, 38 ; 1884, v 
Wasp, Common Ground-building (see 
Vespa vulgaris ) 
Wasp, Tree-building (see Vespa sylves¬ 
tris, and Vespa norvegica) 
Wasps, 1893, 111-140; 1894, 119-122 
(see also Vespidce ) 
Wasp, Timber (see Sir ex gigas ) 
Watercress (see Plant index) 
Water Cart, 1880, 28 
Water Moths (see Trichoptera) 
Water Rail ( Rallus aquations), beneficial 
habits of, 1879, 38; 1884, v 
Weather (wet and cold), sudden effect of, 
on caterpillars, 1881, 44 
On insect life, 1895, pref. i, ii 
Web-nests (see Hyponomeuta padella) 
Web-spinning Sawfly (see Lydapyri) 
Weevil, Apple Blossom (see Anthonomus 
pomorum) 
Weevil, Black (see Otiorliynclius sp.) 
Weevil, Brown-legged (see Otiorhynchus 
picipes) 
Weevil, Cabbage (see Ceutorhynchus sul- 
cicollis) 
Weevil, Cabbage-stem (see Baridius 
chloris) 
Weevil, Charlock (see Ceutorhynchus con¬ 
tractus) 
Weevil, Charlock seed (see Ceutorhyn¬ 
chus contractus) 
Weevil, Clay-coloured (see Otiorhynchus 
picipes) 
Weevil, Common Granary (see Calandra 
(Sitophilus) granarius) 
Weevil, Clover (see Apion apricans) 
Weevil, Clover Pear-shaped (see Apion 
sp.) 
Weevil, Clover-root (see Sitona puncti- 
collis) 
Weevil, Downy Brown Leaf (see Phyllo¬ 
bius oblongus) 
Weevil, Dutch Clover (see Apionflavipes) 
Weevil, Fir (see Hylobius abietis) 
Weevil, Green Leaf (see Phyllobius ma- 
culicornis) 
Weevil, Night-feeding (see Otiorhynchus 
sp.) 
Weevil, Oblong Leaf (see Phyllobius ob¬ 
longus) 
Weevil, Pine (see Hylobius piniperda) 
Weevil, Purple Clover (see Apion apri¬ 
cans) 
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