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IXSEOTS AFFECTING STORED FOOD PRODUCTS (100-8) 



100 Rice weevil, C a 1 a n d r a o r y z a e Linn. Principal 

 food: rice or its preparations. 



Treatment: Fumigate with carbon bisulfid. 

 Chief accessible article: Chittenden, F. H. U. S. dep't agric. 

 Yearbook. '94. p. 280-81. 



101 P t e r o m a 1 u s c a 1 a n d r a e How., a parasite of 100. 



102 Grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Oliv. Prin- 

 cipal food: corn, wheat. 



Treatment: Harvest and thresh grain early, fumigate infested 

 grain with carbon bisulfid. 



Chief accessible articles: Lintner, J. A., state ent. 2d rep't, 



'85. p. 102-10; 10th rep't, '94. p. 377-86; Chittenden, F. H. 



U. S. dep't agric. Yearbook. '94. p. 281-83. 



103 Corn Silvanus, Silvanus surinamensis Linn. 

 Principal food: cereal grains. 



Treatment: Fumigate infested materials with carbon bisulfid. 

 Chief accessible articles: Chittenden, F. H. U. S. dep't agric. 

 Yearbook. '94. p. 287. 



104 Meal worm, Tenebri-o molitor Linn. Principal 

 food: corn and rye meal. 



Treatment: Fumigate infested meal with carbon bisulfid. 



Chief accessible articles: Lintner, J. A., state ent. 8th rep't, 

 '91. p. 176-77; Chittenden, F. H. U. S. dep't agric. div. ent. Bui. 

 4, n. s. '96. p. 116-17. 



105 Bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus Say. Principal 

 food: beans. 



Treatment: Fumigate infested seeds with carbon bisulfid. 

 Chief accessible article: Lintner, J. A., state ent. 7th rep't, 

 '91. p. 255-79. 



106 Pea weevil, Bruchus pisorum Linn. Principal 

 food: pea. 



Treatment: Early planting; fumigate infested peas with car- 

 bon bisulfid. 



Chief accessible article: Riley, C. V., and Howard, L. 0. Insect 

 life. '91. 4: 297-99. 



