. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 282 ORDER DIPT ERA necessarily fail to be complete in its operation, but much less expensive than the use of a shovel by hand. The Stable Fly {Stomoxys calcitrans, Linn.).—The stable fly is a well-known species which is widely distributed and a familiar pest in many countries. Its bite is severe and it causes a great amount of annoyance to cattle, horses and other domestic animals, and is frequently very troublesome to people working in places where it abounds. It is not con
. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 282 ORDER DIPT ERA necessarily fail to be complete in its operation, but much less expensive than the use of a shovel by hand. The Stable Fly {Stomoxys calcitrans, Linn.).—The stable fly is a well-known species which is widely distributed and a familiar pest in many countries. Its bite is severe and it causes a great amount of annoyance to cattle, horses and other domestic animals, and is frequently very troublesome to people working in places where it abounds. It is not confined to stables or to the quarters of domestic animals, but occurs frequently in shady places, gro\es and in dwell-. FiG. 226.—Stomoxys calcitrans: adult, larva, puparium, and details—all enlarged. (From Howard, Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag.) ings, especially in cloudy weather, and puts the occupants to great inconvenience. Its bite is not poisonous, and aside from the pain given and the possibility of it disseminating disease, it is less injurious than some other members of the group. When abundant, however, this annoyance may be very great, and they all deserve attention. Indeed, it is especially charged against this species that they have been the means of transmitting glanders from diseased to healthy horses, and anthrax among cattle, a charge which appears very reasonable from the fact that it inflicts a deep bite and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Osborn, Herbert, 1856-1954. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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