REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 817 



85 Large black ant, Camponotus pennsylvanica 

 Cress. Bores in wood and is occasionally found in houses. 



Treatment: same as for 84, so far as practicable. 



86 House fly, M u s c a d o m e s t i c a Linn. Principal food: a 

 very general feeder. 



Treatment: keep premises clean and prevent the flies from 

 getting at manure. Exclude with screens. 



Chief accessible articles: Howard, L. 0., and Marlatt, C. L. U. S. 

 dep't. agrie. div. ent. Bui. 4, n. s. '96 p. 43-47; Howard, L. 0. U. S. 

 dep't agric. div. ent. Circ. 35, 2d e. '98. p. 1-8; Felt, E. P. N. Y. 

 state agric soc. Ti-ans. '99. 59 :295-96. 



87 Cheese skipper, Piophila casei Linn. Principal food: 

 ■cheese, ham. 



Treatment: Exclude flies, keep affected products in darkness, 

 destroy eggs every few days. 



Chief accessible articles: Howard, L. 0. U. S. dep't agric. div. 

 ent. Bui. 4, n. s. '96. p. 102-4; Liutner, J. A., state ent. 12th rep't, 

 '96. p. 229-34; Felt, E. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. Trans. '99. 

 59:300-1. 



88 Larder beetle, Dermestes lardarius Linn. Prin- 

 cipal food: bacon, dried meat, skins, etc. 



Treatment: Keep the beetles away by using screens or tight 

 receptacles, clean up frequently, and give the pest little oppor- 

 tunity to breed. 



Chief accessible articles: Lintner, J. A., state ent. 6th rep't, '90. 

 p. 119-23; Howard, L. 0. U. S. dep't agric. div. ent. Bui. 4, n. s. '96. 

 p. 107-9; Felt, E. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. Trans. '99. 59: 300. 



89 Croton bug, P h y 1 1 o d r o m i a g e r m a n i c a Fabr. 

 Principal food: a very general feeder. 



Treatment: Cleanliness and the use of a roach poison, such 

 as Hooper's fatal food; fumigate with sulfur, entice the insects 

 to enter vessels partly filled with stale beer, from which no 

 escape is provided. 



Chief accessible articles: Marlatt, C. L. U. S. dep't agric. div. 

 ent. Bui. 4, n. s. '96. p. 90-95; Felt, E. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. 

 Trans. '99. 59: 229. 



