. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. 52 INJURIOUS INSECTS OF KANSAS. care must be taken that no lighted lamps, cigars or burning ma- terial shall come near the bi-sulphide of carbon, or near places where it has been used, until the odor has passed entirely away . The liquid is highly inflammable and explosive. No danger, however, need exist if proper care be taken. Grain treated with bi-sulphide of carbon is not injured at all by the insecticide. The bad odor passes off in a few days. Kansas Notes.—In a bulletin issued by this Department in February, 1892, attention is called to
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. 52 INJURIOUS INSECTS OF KANSAS. care must be taken that no lighted lamps, cigars or burning ma- terial shall come near the bi-sulphide of carbon, or near places where it has been used, until the odor has passed entirely away . The liquid is highly inflammable and explosive. No danger, however, need exist if proper care be taken. Grain treated with bi-sulphide of carbon is not injured at all by the insecticide. The bad odor passes off in a few days. Kansas Notes.—In a bulletin issued by this Department in February, 1892, attention is called to the occurrence of this pest in Kansas. At this writing (October, 1892), this insect is threat- ening to injure the cereal specimens collected by the State for ex- hibit at the World's Fair. The specimens are stored in a large warehouse at Topeka, in which the moths are abundant. The pest does great damage in the Southern States, where as many as eight generations are produced in a year. GRAIN WEEVILS. (Calandria species; Order, Coleoptera.) Diagnosis.—About same as for Grain Moth. A footless grub ; pupa without long feelers, or adult beetle, instead of moth will be found within the kernels. Description and Life-history.—The adult insect is a small, dark- colored snout-beetle, which lays its eggs on the grain. The small, foot- less larvae soon hatch and eat their way into the kernels, maturing in a few weeks. There are- several broods each year. Corn, oats, wheat, barley and other stored grains are indiscriminately at- 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937; Kansas. University. Dept. of entomology. [from old catalog]. [Lawrence, Kan. ] The University
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