. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS 37 ing in eacli about a teaspoonful of carbon bisulfid, then cov- ering the nest with a damp blanket and in a few minutes explod- ing the fumes collected beneath with a light on the end of a short pole. Attract to sponge filled with sweetened water and kill the collected ants by dropping them in hot water. 74 Cheese skipper (Piophila casei). Whitish, jumping. Fig. 66 Cheese skipper: a larva; & puparium; c pupa; d male fly; e female with wings folded- all enlarged (after Howard, U. S. dep't agr., div. ent., bull.
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS 37 ing in eacli about a teaspoonful of carbon bisulfid, then cov- ering the nest with a damp blanket and in a few minutes explod- ing the fumes collected beneath with a light on the end of a short pole. Attract to sponge filled with sweetened water and kill the collected ants by dropping them in hot water. 74 Cheese skipper (Piophila casei). Whitish, jumping. Fig. 66 Cheese skipper: a larva; & puparium; c pupa; d male fly; e female with wings folded- all enlarged (after Howard, U. S. dep't agr., div. ent., bull. 4, n. s.) maggots are sometimes found infesting cheese. The parent insect is a small black fly less than ^ inch long. This insect will also attack hams, and occasionally causes serious loss. Treatment: exclude flies with netting, using 24-to-the-inch mesh. Cleanliness will render cheese factories less inviting to the flies. Hams and cheese stored in darkness are much less liable to infesta- tion. 75 Bacon beetle (Dermestes lar- d a r i u s ). A dark brownish beetle abont j\ inch long with yellowish band across the base of the wing covers. The larva is brown, hairy, about f inch long. Both. 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 New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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