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pet beetle are certainly active throughout the winter in 

 well-heated houses. 



Methods of control. — Since the habits of this pest are 

 so similar to those of the "buffalo moth," the same reme- 

 dies may be applied to it. 



References to Economic Literature on the Carpet Beetles 



1878. The new carpet bug (Anthrenus scrophularice). Ent. 



Contributions, No. 4, pp. 15-23. 

 1878. Hagen, H. — On the new carpet bug. Can. Ent., Vol. X, 



pp. 161-163. 



1878. Attagenus megatoma as a museum pest. Proc. Bost. 



Soc. Nat. Hist., XX, pp. 56-61. 



1879. Lintner, J. A. — Attagenus megatoma feeding on carpets. 

 Country Gentleman, xliv, p. 503. 



1880. Riley, C. V. — Trapping the carpet beetle. The Amer. 

 Ent., Vol. Ill, No. 3, pp. 53-55. 



1882. Attagenus megatoma causes felting. Amer. Nat., Vol. 



XVI, p. 1018. 



1884. Dimmock. — Attagenus megatoma causing felting. Cassino's 

 Nat. Hist., Vol. II, p. 378. 



1885. Lintner, J. A. — Attagenus megatoma. Second Rept., Ins. 

 N.Y., pp. 46-48. 



1889. Riley, C. V. — Some insect pests of the household. Insect 

 Life, Vol. 2, pp. 127-130. 



1889. Fernald, C. H. — Household Pests. Bull. 5, Mass. (Hatch) 

 Expt. Stat. 



1890. Riley-Howard. — Feather felting by dermestids. Insect 

 Life, Vol. 2, pp. 317-318. 



1890. Another beetle destructive to carpets. Insect Life, 



Vol. 3, p. 65. 



1892. Abundance of Attagenus piceus in Illinois. Insect Life, 



Vol. 4, p. 345. 



1893. Lintner, J. A. — Two carpet beetles. Ninth Rept., Ins. 

 N.Y., pp. 299-306. 



1896. The carpet beetle. Eleventh Rept., Ins. N.Y., pp. 



172-174. 



