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2284. [Riley, C. V.] Remedies for various insects. <Prairie Farmer, 
26 July, 1884, v. 56, p. 470. S.-b. No. 59, p. 36. 
Comparative efficacy and other qualities of several insecticides, especially 
arsenical substances, tobacco vapor, petroleum emulsions, and pyretbrum. 
2285. Riley, C. Y. Habits of Grapholitha olivaceana. <Ent. Mo. Mag., 
August, 1884, v. 21, p. 67. 
Grapholitha olivaceana bred from curled tips of Solidago. 
2286. Riley, C. Y. Rhyssa not lignivorous. <Science, 28 November, 
1884, v. 4, p. 486. 
Parasitic habits of Rhyssa [= Tlialessa\ upon Tremex coluniba. 
2287. Riley, C. Y. The apple-root borer. <Rural New-Yorker, 13 De¬ 
cember, 1884, v. 43, i). 831. S.-b. No. 63, p. 50. 
Means against the larva of Prionus laticollis. 
2288. Riley, C. Y. A new insect injurious to wheat. <Bull. Brook¬ 
lyn Ent. Soc., December, 1884, v. 7, pp. 111-112. Separate: 
<[Brooklyn, N. Y., December, 1884], p. 111. 
Description of larva, pupa, and female imago of Isosoma grande n. sp. [p. Ill] 
reared from wheat stems in Indiana. 
2289. Riley, C. Y. The insects of the year. <Science, 26 December, 
1884, v. 4, pp. 565-568. 
Entomological calendar for each month of the year. 
2290. Riley, C. Y. On the care of entomological specimens. <Sci- 
ence, 9 January, 1885, v. 5, p. 25. 
Reply to editorial comments on the care of entomological specimens in the 
National Museum. 
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2291. Riley, 0. Y. Report of the entomologist. <Ann. Rept. [U. S.] 
Commissioner Agric. for 1884, 1885, pp. 285-418, 10 pi. Sepa¬ 
rate: <Washington: 31 January, 1885, pp. 9-fpp. 285-418-f 
pp. 9, 10 pi. 
Introduction. 285 
Scope of the report, 285—Climate and insect phenomena during 
the year, 285—Silk-culture, 286—Field force of the Bureau, 
286—Suggested additions to field force, 287—Office force and 
its work, 287—Trip to Europe, 287—International Forestry Ex¬ 
hibition at Edinburgh, 287—Phylloxera in France, 288—Ex- 
hibitof the Bureau at the New Orleans Exposition, 288—Third 
report of the United States Entomological Commission, 288— 
Special reports, 288—Suggestions, 288—Illustrations, 288. 
Cabbage insects . 289 
Cabbage cut-worms. 289 
General characters, habits, and natural history, 289—Natural en¬ 
emies, 290—Damage to cabbage, 290. 
The dark-sided cut-worm, Agrotis messoria .. 290 
Synonymy, 290—Spread, 290—Climbing habits, 290—Natural his¬ 
tory, 290—Larva and moth popularly described, 290. 
The granulated cut-worm, Agrotis annexa . 291 
Spread, 291—Number of annual generations, 291—Hibernation, 
291—Eggs and early states described, 292. 
The shagreened cut-worm, Agrotis malefida . 292 
Distribution, 292—Points of difference from Agrotis annexa, 293— 
Early states described, 293. 
