. Class book of economic entomology. Insects, Injurious and beneficial. [from old catalog]; Insects; Insects. 292 ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY rapidly, but may be retarded by cold weather or by lack of food. Normally six moults; feeds on woolens. Pupa.—Yellowish, formed within a larval skin. Control.—Use rugs; remove and beat the carpets, and spray them with gasoline; scrub the floors with soap and water; spray floors with gasoline, and fill the cracks with putty. Black Carpet Beetle {Attagenus piceus Oliv.).—Introduced from Europe. Injury done by the larva. Adult.—A small black oval beetle, smaller th
. Class book of economic entomology. Insects, Injurious and beneficial. [from old catalog]; Insects; Insects. 292 ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY rapidly, but may be retarded by cold weather or by lack of food. Normally six moults; feeds on woolens. Pupa.—Yellowish, formed within a larval skin. Control.—Use rugs; remove and beat the carpets, and spray them with gasoline; scrub the floors with soap and water; spray floors with gasoline, and fill the cracks with putty. Black Carpet Beetle {Attagenus piceus Oliv.).—Introduced from Europe. Injury done by the larva. Adult.—A small black oval beetle, smaller than the Buffalo Carpet Beetle, }{q inch long. Eggs.—White, broadly oval; laid about the edges of the carpet or on Fig. 191.—Bufifalo carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophularioe): a, larva, dorsal view; b, pupa within larval skin; c, pupa, ventral view; d, adult. All enlarged. {From Riley.) Larva.—A reddish-brown active grub, }i inch long, with a long bushy tail of reddish hairs; body cylindrical with closely appressed hairs. Pupa.—Duration 6-15 days; clothed with a coat of whitish hairs. A museum pest; a house pest feeding on woolens, carpets and feathers. Probably requires 2 years for life-cycle. Raspberry Byturus (Byturus unicolor Say). Adult.—A small brown dermestid beetle, 3^^ inch long; body covered with pale tawny hairs. May-July. Feeds on young leaves and buds. Eggs.—^Laid in June on the unripe fruit, one egg on a berry and at- tached by one side to one of the carpels. Larva.—A small white plump cylindrical grub, J^ inch long; each. 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 Lochhead, William, 1864- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's son & co
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