- REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 S47 
85 Large black ant, Camponotus pennsylvanica 
Cress. Bores in wood and is occasionally found in houses. 
Treatment: same as for &, so far as practicable. 
86 House fy, Musca domestica 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. agric. diy. ent. Bul. 4, n. s. ’96 p. 43-47; Howard, L. 0. U.S. 
ep aeaeric. diy, ent. Circ. 35, 2d s. 98. p. 1-8; Felt, EB: P. N. Y. 
state agric. soc. Trans. ’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. Bul. 4, n. s. ’96. p. 102-4; Lintner, J. A., state ent. 12th rep’t, 
ope 22)-34: Felt, HE. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. Trans. ’99. 
59:300-1. 
8S Larder beetle. Dermestes lardarius Linn. Prin- 
cipal food: bacon, dried meat, skins, ete. 
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. 8S. dep’t agric. div. ent. Bul. 4, n. s. 796. 
- p. 107-9; Felt, E..P. N. Y. state agric. soc. Trans. 799. 59: 300. 
89 Croton bug, Phyllodromia germanica 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, @ Is, U8. dep’t agric. div. 
ent. Bul. 4, n. s. 96. p. 90-95; Felt, E. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. 
mrans.799, 59: 229. 
