. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 358 FESTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD AXD STORED PRODUCTS The Cheese Skipper (Piophila easel) The softer kinds of cheese and the fatty parts of hams or bacon are the favorite breeding places of mLaute. slender maggots that have a •n-ay of curhng the body and then suddenly straightening it, so that they throw themselves some httle distance. They are the larvae of ver},' small, gra^dsh fhes. Infested materials should be removed, and sheh"ing or bins given a thorough cleaning, for the maggots wiU develop in ver\- smal
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 358 FESTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD AXD STORED PRODUCTS The Cheese Skipper (Piophila easel) The softer kinds of cheese and the fatty parts of hams or bacon are the favorite breeding places of mLaute. slender maggots that have a •n-ay of curhng the body and then suddenly straightening it, so that they throw themselves some httle distance. They are the larvae of ver},' small, gra^dsh fhes. Infested materials should be removed, and sheh"ing or bins given a thorough cleaning, for the maggots wiU develop in ver\- small quantities of grease or other stiitable material. It is sometimes necessary to fumigate, in order to Idll the adult iiies that are in hiding. The Angoumois Grain-moth (Sitotroga cerealella Oliv.) In the Southern states stored grain is severely attacked by a ven,- smaU grub which starts work within the kernels in the field, and con- tinues its depredations after the grain is harvested and stored. The. Fig. 564.—Work of the Angoumois Grain-moth. 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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