Principal household insects of the United States . Fig. 50.—Dermestes lardarius : a, larva; 6, pupa; c, adult beetle—all enlarged (original). larvae when hatched can crawl through. Dr. Riley, in his Sixth Mis-souri Report, states that fresh hams are not so liable to attack by thisinsect as are those which are tainted or injured. REMEDIES. Where a storeroom is overrun with this insect its contents should becleared out, so far as practicable, and the room should either be sprayedwith benzine or subjected to strong fumes of bisulphide of an article of diet such as a ham, has begun to
Principal household insects of the United States . Fig. 50.—Dermestes lardarius : a, larva; 6, pupa; c, adult beetle—all enlarged (original). larvae when hatched can crawl through. Dr. Riley, in his Sixth Mis-souri Report, states that fresh hams are not so liable to attack by thisinsect as are those which are tainted or injured. REMEDIES. Where a storeroom is overrun with this insect its contents should becleared out, so far as practicable, and the room should either be sprayedwith benzine or subjected to strong fumes of bisulphide of an article of diet such as a ham, has begun to be infested, theaffected portion should be cut away and the surface should be washedwith a very dilute carbolic solution. Miss Lleustis, in the article above-mentioned, showed that tallow was very offensive and destructive tothis insect, but there is seldom a case where this interesting bit ofknowledge can be utilized. Dr. Hagen, Avhen he first came to Cam-bridge, found his office overrun with this insect. On a sunny day in SOME INSECTS AFFE
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