REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 Si3 
Chief accessible article: Chittenden, F. H. U. S. dep’t agric. 
div. ent. Bul. 8, n. s. ’97. p. 22-23. 
95 Clothes moth, Tineola biselliella Hum. Principal 
food: woolens. 
Treatment: same as for 91. 
Chief accessible articles: Marlatt, C. L. U. S. dep’t agric div. 
ent. Circ. 36, 2d s. ’98. p. 1-8; Howard, L. 0., and Marlatt, C. L. 
iS. dept acric. div. ent. Bul.’ 4, n. s. ’96. p. 63-69; Felt, E. P. 
N. Y. state agric soc. Trans. ’99. 59: 297-98. 
96 Silver fish, Thermobia furnorum Roy. Principal 
food: farinaceous matter. 
Treatment: Keep things dry and do not allow them to remain 
undisturbed for long periods, dust haunts with pyrethrum 
powder. | 
Chief accessible articles: Marlatt, C. L. U. S. dep’t agric. div. 
ent. Bul. 4, n. s. 96. p. 76-78; Felt, E. P., state ent. 14th rep’t, 
98. p. 216-18; N. Y. state agric. soc. Trans. 799. 59: 301. 
97 Bedbug, Acanthia lectularia Linn. Principal food: 
blood of certain mammalia. 
Treatment: Apply benzin, kerosene, other petroleum oil or 
corrosive sublimate to crevices in infested beds. Fumigation 
with sulfur is valuable wherever possible. P 
Chief accessible articles: Marlatt, C. L. U. 8. dep’t agric. div. 
Paro 4 ns. 796. p. 32-38; Felt, E. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. 
Trans. 799. 59: 299-300. 
98 Masked bedbug hunter: kissing bug, Opsicoetus per- 
sonatus Linn. Principal food: other insects; only occasion- 
ally does it attack man. 
Treatment: Exclude from houses by the use of screens. 
Chief accessible articles: Howard, L. 0. Popular science 
monthly, Nov. ’99; —— U.S. dep’t agric. div. ent. Bul. 22. ’00. p. 
24-25. 
99 Squash bug, Anasa tristis DeG. Resembles 98 some- 
what, but on comparison a marked difference will be seen. 
