Farmers' Bulletin 73^. 



a close fit. These form the bottom of the frame {A ) , and the other 

 two, prepared in a similar way, the top (B). The top (C) of the 

 trap is made of an ordinary barrel head with the bevel edge sawed 

 off sufficiently to cause the head to fit closely in the hoops and allow 

 secure nailing. A square, 10 inches on the side, is cut out of the cen- 

 ter of the top to form a door. The portions of the top (barrel head) 

 are held together by inch strips (D) placed around the opening one- 

 half inch from the edge to form a jamb for the door. The door con- 

 sists of a narrow frame (E) covered with screen (F) well fitted to 

 the trap and held in place (not hinged) by buttons {O). The top 

 is then nailed in the upper hoops and the sides {H) formed by closely 



-Conical hoo|i flytrap, top 



as ill tifiure 1. 



tacking screen wire on the outside of the hoops. Four latlis (/) (or 

 light strips) are nailed to the hoops on the outside of the trap to 

 act as supports between the hoojDs, and the ends are allowed to pro- 

 ject 1 inch at the bottom to form legs (/). The cone (A') is cut from 

 the screen and either sewed with fine wire or soldered where the 

 edges meet at (L), or a narrow lath may be nailed along these edges. 

 The apex of the cone is then cut off to give an aperture (.31) 1 inch 

 in diameter. It is then inserted in the traj) and closely tacked to the 

 hoop around the base. 



