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MILL AND ELEVATOR INSECTS 



province in France where it has been known since 1736. The 

 moth (Sitotroga cerealella Oliv.) is claimed to have been found 

 in America since 1728. It is more injurious in the South than in 



FIG. 353. a, b, c, different stages of the granary weevil; d, rice weevil. The hair lines 

 indicate the size of the insects. (After Chittenden, U. S. Bu. Ent.) 



FIG. 354. The angoumois grain moth; a, eggs; b, larva at work; c, larva, side-view; d, pupa; 

 e and /, moth. (After Chittenden, U. S. Bu. Ent.) 



the North. It attacks not only stored grain, but is also partial 

 to many of the breakfast cereals. The moth is brownish in color 

 and resembles a clothes moth in both size and appearance (Fig. 

 354). (See also page 208.) 



