. Circular. Insect pests; Insect pests. from a spot 2 inches below the surface of the pile where the larvee had congregated in immense numbers. The difierent stages of the insect are well illustrated in figure 1 and need no description. RE31EDIES AND PREVENTIVES. A careful screening of windows and doors during the summer months, with the supplementary-use of sticky fly papers, is a preventive measure against house flies known to everyone, and there seems to be Uttle hope in the near future of much relief bj- doing away with the breeding places. A single stable in which a horse is kept will sup
. Circular. Insect pests; Insect pests. from a spot 2 inches below the surface of the pile where the larvee had congregated in immense numbers. The difierent stages of the insect are well illustrated in figure 1 and need no description. RE31EDIES AND PREVENTIVES. A careful screening of windows and doors during the summer months, with the supplementary-use of sticky fly papers, is a preventive measure against house flies known to everyone, and there seems to be Uttle hope in the near future of much relief bj- doing away with the breeding places. A single stable in which a horse is kept will supply house flies for an extended neighborhood. People living in agricultural commu- nities will probably never be rid of the pest, but in cities, with better methods of disposal of garbage and with the lessening of the number of horses and horse stables consequent upon electric street railways, bicycles, and automobiles, the time may come, and before very. \; ^^^tJ â %. nV ' ^. 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington, D. C. : The Bureau
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