U2 



IIOUSEUOLD .L\JJ STUliEHOL'SE PESTt>. 



of a t'ortiiitilit it attains its full growtli, and sonn nfterwanls 

 assunies the |iU])a foi-ni. 



Fig. 351. 



Fig. 352. 



Fig. :j51— Lar- 

 va of Mos(iuitu. 

 greatly enlarged 

 — color, whitisli. 

 Fig. Xyl.~ 

 Male ^Mosquito, 

 highly niagnifiod 

 — color, brown. 



The pu]ja re- 

 mains near the 

 surface of tin- 

 water, and has the power of wiggling ahout. 

 in a few days it is changed into the perfect 

 insect, or mosquito (Fig. 852). The latter 

 is too widl known in California to recjuire 

 furtlier description. 



JvKMEDiEs. — UseNos. 82, 117 and lis. 



NoTi;. — Care should lie taken to ])rev(Mit stagnant water 

 being kept or allowed to remain near the family residence, us 

 it is in such places the mosquitoes deposit their eggs, and the 

 young pass their lives as larva^ and i)Upie. 



CHAPTER CCXXXIX. 



The Dried Fruit Moth. (Cal.) 



Order, LiiriDoPXEKA ; Family, Tinkid.e. 



[A small larva, feeding uj)on dried fruit, etc. J 

 The small larvte commonly known as '' dried fruit worms," 

 are a great annoyance to those who drv fruits, and to raisin- 

 makers ; and also to the merchants and dealers handling dried 

 fruits and raisins which are not pioi)erly protected against 

 these insect pests. 



The natural history of these insects is not known to nie 

 further than as follows : 



