. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 601. —The Long-nosed Ox Louse. Enlarged and natural size. Original. T. parumpilosus spharoccphahis Xitz. is found on Biting Lice on Domestic Animals Various species of flat-bodied, broad-headed, biting lice infest the larger animals. They feed on the rough parts of the skin and on the hairs, and cause considerable irritation, though they do not suck the blood. Coimiionly they are spoken of as the " little red ; as distinguished from the bluish sucking lice. All are members of the genus Tri
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 601. —The Long-nosed Ox Louse. Enlarged and natural size. Original. T. parumpilosus spharoccphahis Xitz. is found on Biting Lice on Domestic Animals Various species of flat-bodied, broad-headed, biting lice infest the larger animals. They feed on the rough parts of the skin and on the hairs, and cause considerable irritation, though they do not suck the blood. Coimiionly they are spoken of as the " little red ; as distinguished from the bluish sucking lice. All are members of the genus Trichodcclcs. T. scalaris Xitz. infests cattle Piag. is common on the horse; T the sheep. Washes of kerosene emulsion or tobacco extract are effective, as described for sucking hce. The Cattle-tick {Margaropus annulatiis Say) Throughout many of the Southern states cattle are subject to a fever wliich is transmitted by a tick. Enormous losses are caused each year by the work of this pest. Tlie tick wliich serves as a carrier for tliis disease is a dark-bodied, eight-legged creature, and goes tlu-ough a peculiar life round. The adult engorged female drops from the cattle to the ground and lays its eggs. These hatch into "seed ticks," which then crawl up on the nearest herbage and wait for cattle to come Fig. 602. — The Cattle- , ,-^ "i i 11,+ +i,„,, .,,,.,, , , along. Once back on an animal host, tliey tick. Sbghtly enlarged. " " ^ Original. go tlirough their life round to 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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