. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 366 PESTS OF TUB HOUSEHOLD AND STORED PRODUCTS small, mottled, brownish beetles, about one eighth of an inch long, their wing covers a httle shorter than their bodies. Infestation may have been carried over from old beans left in the box from last season's crop, for the insect continues to breed through the j'ear in stored beans. Or the eggs may have been laid in the beans while still on the \dnes in the field, the beetles being abroad on the wing in late summer. Fumigation with carbon bisulphide or carbon te
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 366 PESTS OF TUB HOUSEHOLD AND STORED PRODUCTS small, mottled, brownish beetles, about one eighth of an inch long, their wing covers a httle shorter than their bodies. Infestation may have been carried over from old beans left in the box from last season's crop, for the insect continues to breed through the j'ear in stored beans. Or the eggs may have been laid in the beans while still on the \dnes in the field, the beetles being abroad on the wing in late summer. Fumigation with carbon bisulphide or carbon tetrachloride is the best treatment, and should be applied as soon as beans are gathered. Infested beans should not be planted for 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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