. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). 20 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM be infested wilh (leas should have a quantity of fresh pyrethrura powder rubbed into the hair. This will stupefy the pests, causing them to drop ofT and then they may be swept up and burned. Dust- ing hosiery with pyrethrum powder has been found very effective in preventing flea bites in situations where such precautions are advisable. It is frequently very difficult to deal with a bad infestation, due to the impossibility of getting at the bree
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). 20 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM be infested wilh (leas should have a quantity of fresh pyrethrura powder rubbed into the hair. This will stupefy the pests, causing them to drop ofT and then they may be swept up and burned. Dust- ing hosiery with pyrethrum powder has been found very effective in preventing flea bites in situations where such precautions are advisable. It is frequently very difficult to deal with a bad infestation, due to the impossibility of getting at the breeding places or destroying all of the fleas at one time. Dr Henry Skinner of Philadelphia states that he has successfully destroyed fleas in a badly infested room, by sprinkling the floor liberally with about 5 pounds of flake naphthalene and closing the room for 24 hours. The acrid fumes destroyed the fleas and inflicted no material injury. There is no danger in this procedure and we earnestly commend it to those troubled by this pest. Fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas, described on page 42, where practical, is a most satisfactory method of dealing with this condition. A sparse infestation has been handled satisfactorily, according to Dr Howard, by placing a white cloth, like a pillow case, in the middle of the floor. The fleas, attracted by the color, jump on the cloth and may then be captured with a wet finger and put into water. Bedbug' The brown, oval, flattened, malodorous insect so generally desig- nated by the above name, is too familiar to require Fig. 10 Bedbug; a, and /'. adult females from above and below, gorged with blood; c .and d, structural details. (After Marlatt, U. S. Dep't Agric. Div. Ent. Bui. 4. n. s. 1896) 'Cimex lectularius 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 origi
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