BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 
2343. Eiley, G. V.—Continued. 
Chapter YII—Continued. 
cial drought produces the same effect, 84—Indirect influences ot 
wet weather in favoring the development of the worms, 85—Im¬ 
munity of the worms from their enemies in wet weather, 85— 
Drowning of ants by heavy showers, 85—Wet weather prevents 
poisoning and working the cotton, 85—Letter from J. W. Du Bose 
on the influence of winds on Aletia, 85-86. 
Chapter VIII: 
Natural enemies.-. 
General remarks, 87—Importance lessened by the use of arsenical 
poisons, 87—Vertebrate enemies. 87—Quadrupeds, 87—Birds, 87—• 
English sparrow, 88—Toads and lizards, 89—Invertebrates, 89— 
Spiders, 89—Ants, 90—Species of ants destroying Aletia, 90— 
Hubbard’s observations ou ants, 92—The leaf-cutting ant, 94— 
Wasps, 94—Coleoptera, 95—Tiger-beetles, 95—Ground-beetles, 
95—Lady-birds, 96—Soldier-beetles, 96—Heteroptera, 97—List of 
species, 97—Diptera, 99—Orthoptera, 99—Neuroptera, 100—Lepi- 
doptera, 100—Parasites, 101—List of species, 101—The Tricho- 
gramma egg-parasite, 102—The cotton-worm Microgaster, 104— 
Comstock’s Euplectrus, 105— Elachistus euplectri, a secondary 
parasite, 106—The common flesh-fly, 107— Cyrtoneura stabulans, 
108—Is it parasitic?, 108—Tachina-flies, 109—Their habits, 109— 
The watchful Pimpla, 111—The ring-legged Pimpla, 113— Cryp- 
tus nuncius, 113—The ovate Chalcis, 114—The devouring Tetra- 
stichus, 115—Species that are easily mistaken for parasites of 
Aletia, 115— Hexaplasta zigzag, 115 —Pliora aletice, 116. 
Chapter IX: 
Preventive measures.... 
Mode of cultivation, 120—Improving cotton seed, 120—Forcing the 
young plants, 120—Transplanting from hot-beds, 120—Objec¬ 
tions, 121—Frequent cultivation, 121—Topping the cotton, 121— 
Fertilizers, 121—Sulphuric acid on seeds, 121—Late planting, 
121— “ Worm-proof cotton,” 121—Diversified agriculture, 122— 
Rotation of crops, 122—Jute as a protection, 122—Other sup¬ 
posed protective plants, 123—Protection of natural enemies, 123 
—Immunity of cotton under trees, 124—Preventing oviposition 
of the moth, 124—Futility of decoctions for this purpose, 125— 
Road dust, 125—Early application of direct remedies, 126—Con¬ 
certed action, 126—Early poisoning and hand-picking, 126— 
Cotton-worm warnings, 127—Destroying chrysalides accidentally 
carried into gin-houses, 127—False theories, 127—Burning the 
stalks, 127—Winter plowing, 127—Salt, 127. 
Chapter X: 
Remedies; means of coping with the insect; substances used for its 
destruction. 
Destruction of the eggs, chrysalides, and moths, 128—Destruction 
of the eggs impracticable, 128—Little chance for successful de¬ 
struction of the chrysalides, 128—Destruction of the moth, 129— 
Lights and fires for attracting the moths, 129—Indifferent suc¬ 
cess with lamps used at Columbus, Tex., 130—Importance of using 
lamps early in the season, 130—Apparent success with lamps near 
Hearne, Tex., 131—Great attractiveness of the electric light, 131— 
Movable lights, 131—Poisoned sweets and fluids, 131—Fondness 
of the moths for ripe fruit, 133—Killing moths by poisoned fruit, 
