Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower : and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges . a ,i> e>i o 1^ >c»:. 1^ rt>i? :(6 (Cr»& Ui si^ftj 326 AN ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. in this pleasant occupation, but they have habits so nearly sim-ilar that there is no necessity for dififerentiating- them here. Asto remedies, plenty of air, sunshine, and beating^ will keep cloth-ing free, or, having been made free, it can be wrapped in stoutpaper in such a way as to make it impossible for the moths toenter and to lay eggs, or for the young caterpillar to find a c
Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower : and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges . a ,i> e>i o 1^ >c»:. 1^ rt>i? :(6 (Cr»& Ui si^ftj 326 AN ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. in this pleasant occupation, but they have habits so nearly sim-ilar that there is no necessity for dififerentiating- them here. Asto remedies, plenty of air, sunshine, and beating^ will keep cloth-ing free, or, having been made free, it can be wrapped in stoutpaper in such a way as to make it impossible for the moths toenter and to lay eggs, or for the young caterpillar to find a crev-ice through which to crawl. A cotton or linen sack, if the materialis sufficiently dense, will afford almost equal protection. Acloset or trunk in which plenty of naphthaline crystals have beenstrewn is also a safe place, and will be avoided by the moths, whocannot live in such an atmosphere. Where the insects get intocarpets, they can be destroyed by saturating the infested spotswith gasoline, as this is exceedingly penetrating and fatal to theinsects wherever it touches them. Another troublesome species is the Gelechia cereallella, or An
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