. The life of North American insects;. ies. The wallsof hen-houses are also sometimes entirely covered bythem, and what is very singular, the fowls themselvesare never attacked by them, but as they people rapidlyin warm fowl-manure, it is conjectured that they feedon them. Hen-houses near a dwelling-house, are onthis account dangerous. That Bed-bugs suck the blood of man, is very wellknown, but it is not so certain that blood is their onlynourishment. I found them in abundance in the pinewoods of Finland, near Wiborg, in Europe, as well asin the pine woods of North America, and in newly-constr
. The life of North American insects;. ies. The wallsof hen-houses are also sometimes entirely covered bythem, and what is very singular, the fowls themselvesare never attacked by them, but as they people rapidlyin warm fowl-manure, it is conjectured that they feedon them. Hen-houses near a dwelling-house, are onthis account dangerous. That Bed-bugs suck the blood of man, is very wellknown, but it is not so certain that blood is their onlynourishment. I found them in abundance in the pinewoods of Finland, near Wiborg, in Europe, as well asin the pine woods of North America, and in newly-constructed frame houses. It is probable, therefore,that they feed on the sap of pine wood. In Eugland, it is believed that this vermin is anative of North America, and was accidentally broughtover to Europe in the pine timber. But this canhardly be the case, as Aristotle, who lived threehundred years before Christ, mentions this insect inhis Historia Animalium, and so does Pliny, somecenturies later, in his Natural History. They are P/MelY. /?,,/ w
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