. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. Colltctmc and Priiirvinf Inucti gauze, are frequently used to .iJvantajfe in this wc •, and ^lass jars—from the small to the large bottles and fruit jars and up to the large )ais—all may be used in rearing different kirids cf insects. The largi-, so-called Riley breeding cage, shown at Figure as6, is a «ood one. especi
. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. Colltctmc and Priiirvinf Inucti gauze, are frequently used to .iJvantajfe in this wc •, and ^lass jars—from the small to the large bottles and fruit jars and up to the large )ais—all may be used in rearing different kirids cf insects. The largi-, so-called Riley breeding cage, shown at Figure as6, is a «ood one. especially if. li Vig jjj.—Comslock iniprovtd Ui»e for brccdhij; tage ' Ajl^i KiLy i it is used with the improved base invented by Professor Corn- stock, shown at Figure 2S7. Some verv good breeding jars are sold by the dealers in entomological supplies, but most workers prefer to construct their own cages. All earth used in rearing insects in the cages or in t!ie bottles should be sterilized and sifted. This is in order to destroy disease germs, in order subsequently to regulate the amount of moisture, and in order to destroy predace<ius mites and other insects which might be the cause of damage or con- fusion. In my office we prepare earth readily and in bulk in a galvanized iron oven 2^ x I'j x i foot. The cover is roof- shaped, and lifts off by a central There is a circular orifice in this cover to emit steam and faciiitate drying. The oven stands on legs and is heated by a single gas jet from a Bunsen burner placed beneath. Alter two hours' heating the m isture becomes dissipated, and the becomes dry and is readily sifted. It is then passed through a sieve, and is in proper condi- tion to use either in large boxes for underground insects 01 in the ordinary breeding jars and cages. 397 mgmmmmm mm. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appe
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