CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction ~ 7 



Chapter I. — Mosquitoes and fleas. (By L. O. Howard) 9 



Mosquitoes ( Culiddce spp. ) 9 



The cat and dog flea ( Pulex serraticeps Gerv. ) 24 



Chapter II.— The bedbug and cone-nose. (By C. L. Marlatt) 32 



The bedbug ( Cimex lectularius Linn. ) 32 



The blood-sucking cone-nose ( Conorhinus sanguisuga Lee. ) 38 



Chapter III. — House flies, centipedes, and other insects that are 



ANNOYING RATHER THAN DIRECTLY INJURIOUS. (By L. O. Howard and 



C L. Marlatt) 43 



House flies (Musca domestica, et al.). (L. O. H.) 43 



The house centipede (Scutigera forceps Raf.). (C. L. M.) 47 



The clover mite (Bryobia pratensis Garm.). (C. L. M.) 51 



The house cricket (Gryllus domesticus Linn). (C. L. M.) 52 



The paper wasp ( Fespa germanica Fab.). (C.L. M.) 56 



Chapter IY. — Species injurious to woolen goods, clothing, carpets, 



upholstery, etc. (By L. O. Howard and C. L. Marlatt) 58 



The carpet beetle or "buffalo moth" (Anthrenus scrophularice Linn.). 



(L.O.H.) 58 



The black carpet beetle (Attagenus piceus 01.). (L.O.H.) 61 



The clothes moths (Tinea pellionella, et al.) (C. L. M.) 63 



Chapter V. — Species injurious to wall paper, books, timber, etc. (By 



C.L. Marlatt) 70 



The white ant ( Termes flavipes Koll. ) 70 



The silver fish (Lepisma saccharina Linn.) 76 



The book louse (Atropos divinatoria Fab.) 79 



The American spring-tail (Lepidocyrtus amerieanus Marl.) 81 



Chapter VI.— Cockroaches and house ants. (By C. L. Marlatt) 84 



Cockroaches ( Perlplaneta americana, et al.) 84 



House ants (Monomorium p>haraonis, et al.) 95 



Chapter VII.— Some insects affecting cheese, hams, fruit, and vinegar. 



(By L.O. Howard) 100 



The cheese, ham, and flour mites (Tyroglyphus longior and Tyroglyphus siro). 100 



The cheese skipper or ham skipper ( Piopliila casei Linn) 102 



The red-logged ham beetle (Xecrobia rufipes Fab.) 105 



Tho larder beetle (Dermcstes lardarius Linn.) 107 



The fruit flies or vinegar flies (Drosophila spp.) 109 



Chapter VIII. — Insects affecting cereals and other dry vegetable 



foods. (By F. H. Chittenden) 112 



The flour beetles 112 



The meal-worms 115 



The meal moths 1 18 



Tho grain beetles 120 



The drug-store beetle and its allies 124 



Species of occasional occurrence in vegetable st ores 128 



