. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fic;. 295. The Indian-meal moth [Plodia iniei-piinctclla). (Enlarged) (7, moth: /', pupa: c,f, caterpillar: </, head; c, first abdominal segment of same. (After Chittenden, United States Department of Agriculture) cleaning out of barns and grain rooms will usually prevent trouble from both of these pests. The subfamily PJiycitinac includes another pair of pests of grain products, — the Indian-meal moth (Plodia iitterpunctcUd), whose white larvae spin silken tubes in meal, dried fruits, and other stores which they infest, and the Mediter- ranean flour-mot
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fic;. 295. The Indian-meal moth [Plodia iniei-piinctclla). (Enlarged) (7, moth: /', pupa: c,f, caterpillar: </, head; c, first abdominal segment of same. (After Chittenden, United States Department of Agriculture) cleaning out of barns and grain rooms will usually prevent trouble from both of these pests. The subfamily PJiycitinac includes another pair of pests of grain products, — the Indian-meal moth (Plodia iitterpunctcUd), whose white larvae spin silken tubes in meal, dried fruits, and other stores which they infest, and the Mediter- ranean flour-moth, which has similar habits and has be-. FiG. 296. The Mediteranean flour-moth {Epheslia kiiehniella) a, l>, moth ; c, larva ; </, pupa (enlarged): e, abdominal segment of larva (more enlarged). (After Chittenden, United States Department of Agriculture) come a xQvy serious pest of flour mills, clogging up the machinery with its strong silken webs and necessitating frequent fumigation. The only common representative of another family is the bee-moth, whose lar\-ae feed upon the wax of honeycombs, in which the)' make. 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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