INDEX. 
Alum, not serviceable for destroying 
caterpillars, 85 
American blight, 1—4 
Ammonia, sulphate of, 20 
Anisopteryx asscularia, 77 
Anthomyia betae, 72 
Anthonomus pomorum, 11 
Aphelenchus fragarias, 126, 130 
Aphis, Woolly, 1—4 
Apion apricans, fig., 27 ; pomonae, 134 
Apple, 1—15 
Apple-bark Beetle, 124 
Apple-blossom Weevil, 11—15; damage 
from, 13; dates of appearance of, 14 ; 
powers of flight of, 12 
Apple Chermes, 4—11; history of, 6—9 
Apple-sucker, 4—11 
Arsenite of copper, 97; lime, 104 
Beans, 16—21; Stem Eelworm in, 
16—21; effect of infestation on, 17, 
19 
Bos, Dr. J. Ritzema, on “ Cauliflower 
disease” in Strawberry plants, 126 
Boulton & Paul’s sprayer, 101 
Burford’s soft-soap and sulphur com¬ 
pound, 3 
“Cauliflower disease” in Strawberry 
plants, 126—133 ; description of figs, 
of, 127; description of, 128,130—132; 
Eelworm of, 130 • 
Cecidomyia destructor, 32; legumini- 
cola, 23—27; description of, 25; 
maggots may be found amongst 
Clover-seed, 26 
Cecidomyia in Tares, 135 
Cheimatobia brumata, 74 
Chlorine fumes, to prepare, 59 
Chlorops taeniopus, 28 
Chortophila betae, 72 
Clover-seed Midge (American), 23—27 
Corn and Grass, 28—52 
Dot Moth, 61—64; caterpillar injurious 
to Gooseberry and Currant leaves, 61; 
description of caterpillar, 61, 62; food 
plants of, 62 
Emerald-green, 83 (see Paris-green) 
Ephestia kuhniella, 52 
Evesham Moth, 74 
Experimental Committee, Evesham, 84, 
85 
Eigure-of-8 Moth, 77 
Flour Mills and Stores, 52—60 
Flour Moth, Mediterranean, 52—60; 
gradual spread of attack, 53, 54; 
description of caterpillar of, 54,— 
of method of infestation, 55 ; remedial 
measures for, 56, 57 ; sulphur, to pre¬ 
pare fumes of, 58; proper proportion 
to use, 58; chlorine, to prepare fumes 
of, 59 ; soft-soap and mineral-oil mix- 
„ tures, 60 
Gastrophilus equi, 64 
Gooseberry, 61—64 
Gout Fly, 28—31; maggot of in young 
Wheat, 30; early sowing as a pre¬ 
ventive of attack in Barley, 31 
Grease-banding, 81, 82; kinds of, 82 
Hay Mites, 40, 45 
Hay ropes (greased) to stop caterpillar 
progress, 82, 83 
Hessian Fly, 32—39; reports of from 
various localities, 32—36; estimates 
of injury from, 36; importance of 
destroying infested screenings, 37, 38; 
winter attack not as yet reported, 38; 
description of appearance of, 39 
Horse, 64—71 
Horse Bee, 64 
Horse Bot Fly, 64—71; description of, 
65, 66; history of, 66—68; situation 
of Bots in Horse’s stomach, 69—71 
Hylemyia coarctata, 49 
Hylesinus piniperda, 113 
Hylurgus piniperda, 113 
Hypoderma bovis, 106 
Iron, sulphate of, 20 
Knapsack sprayer, 99, 100 
Lackey Moth, 77 
Larch attacked by “Pine Beetle,” 113— 
118 
“L’Eclair” sprayer, 99, 100 
London-purple, 104—106; analysis of, 
104; variations in strength of, 105 
Lophyrus rufus, 118 
Mamestra persicariae, 61 
Mangolds, 72, 73 
Mangold Fly, 72, 73; nitrate of soda 
beneficial after attack of, 73 
