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grass. Planting more than the usual amount of seed may be justi- 

 fied in certain cases, since this procedure might enable the farmer 

 to secure a fair stand in spite of considerable injury. 



Bibliography 

 1874 Grote, A. R. Can. Ent., 6:15. 



1874 Morrison, H. K. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. Proc, 17:144. 

 1893 Smith, J. B. U. S. Nat. Mus. Bui. 44, p. 144. 



1893 Webster, F. M. Insect Life, 6:154-57. 



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1903 Holland, W. J. Moth Book, p. 168, D. 20, fig. 10. 



EUROPEAN GRAIN MOTH OR WOLF MOTH 

 Tinea granella Linn. 

 The discovery of the European grain moth in a local seed ware- 

 house adds another to the list of important cereal pests. This moth 





Fig. 1 European grain moth (enlarged, original) 



is regarded in England as a most serious enemy of stored grains, 

 and according to Barrett, it may- swarm to such an extent near 

 grain warehouses as to excite popular wonder. It certainly pro- 

 duced a bad condition of affairs at Albany in stored sweet corn, 

 reducing the value of hundreds of bushels from $5 to 50 cents. 



Historical. This pest was discussed by Harris in 1841, though 

 with no positive statement as to its occurrence in America. Glover 

 studied this insect or one with similar habits in 1854. Chittenden 

 is of the opinion that the species mentioned by Glover is Batra- 

 chedra rileyi Wals. It was recorded as being on the wing 

 by Clemens in 1859 and described as T. v a r i a t e 1 1 a. Packard, 

 in 1877, classes it as an European importation. In the estimation 

 of Chittenden, none of the above records are free from suspicion of 

 one kind or another. Britton, in 1906, records this insect from 

 Connecticut and states, on the authority of Doctor Howard, that it 

 is known to occur in Canada and Michigan. It is probably dis- 

 tributed throughout the northwestern states. 



