242 HOUSEHOLD INSECTS 



Methods of control. — The same methods of control 

 that were outlined for the grain-weevils will also hold the 

 Angoumois grain moth in check. 



References to Economic Literature on the Angoumois Grain 



Moth 



1862. Harris, T. W. — The Angoumois grain-moth. Insects 



Injurious to Vegetation (Flint edition), pp. 499-510. 

 1883. Webster, F. M. — The Angoumois grain moth. 12th 



Rept. State Ent. of 111., pp. 144-154. 

 1897. Chittenden, F. H. — The Angoumois grain moth. 



Farmers' Bull. 45, U. S. Dept. Agri., pp. 6-7. 

 1903. Pettit, R. H. — The Angoumois grain moth. Special 



Bull. 17, Mich. Expt. Stat., pp. 22-24. 

 1912. Girault, A. A. — The Angoumois grain moth. Bull. 156, 



111. Expt. Stat., pp. 69-72. 



THE MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH 



Ejihestia kiihnietta 



Some thirty-seven years ago this insect was discovered 

 in a flour mill in Germany. Up to that time it had been 

 comparatively unknown. In 1889 it appeared in destruc- 

 tive numbers in Canada and three years later was found in 

 mills in California. In 1895 it was reported present in 

 flour mills in New York and Pennsylvania and during 

 subsequent years it has spread over a large part of the 

 United States and has become one of the most serious 

 pests found in flour mills and buildings where cereals are 

 stored. 



Naturally it has found its way into the kitchens, pan- 

 tries, storerooms, and granaries of private households. 

 The insect has been brought to these homes in sacks of 



