. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 42 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM a general head. Most of these species are important because of their infesting cereals or cereal preparations of one kind or another. The Indian meal moth^ has a wing spread of 3^ of an inch and is easily recog- nized by the outer two thirds of the wings being reddish brown and with a coppery luster. It is one of the moire common of our cereal pests. The whitish, brown-headed caterpillar lives in a large variety of substances, in- cluding all cereal prepa- rations (and such diverse materials as various nuts, dri
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 42 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM a general head. Most of these species are important because of their infesting cereals or cereal preparations of one kind or another. The Indian meal moth^ has a wing spread of 3^ of an inch and is easily recog- nized by the outer two thirds of the wings being reddish brown and with a coppery luster. It is one of the moire common of our cereal pests. The whitish, brown-headed caterpillar lives in a large variety of substances, in- cluding all cereal prepa- rations (and such diverse materials as various nuts, dried fruits, seeds etc. The caterpillar spins a light web to which particles of its food and frass adhere, thus injuring much that is not consumed and affording a ready means of detecting the presence of the pest. The meal snout moth^ with its different shades of brown and reddish reflections has a wing spread of about ^ of an inch. The. Fig. 24 Indian meal moth: a, moth; b, pupa; c, caterpillar from the side; d, head and e, first abdominal segment of caterpillar, more enlarged. (After Chittenden, U. S. Dep't Agric. Div. Ent. Bui. 4. n. s. 1896). 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 New York State Museum. Albany : University of the State of New York
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