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In his Report for 1890 (37) Mr. Fletcher reviews his previous 
account of Ephestia kuehniella, and quotes several important let¬ 
ters from the manager of the first infested mill. The indifference 
on the part of those most interested is very noticeable, for one 
would naturally suppose that millers and produce dealers would 
have taken a little trouble to understand this matter, and to assist 
in carrying out measures which would be for their special benefit. 
A great many millers suffered severely for thinking. there was 
nothing to fear when the moths first appeared on their premises. 
Mr. Fletcher says, “the steps taken by the Provincial Board of 
Health, and the milling company on whose premises the moth 
worked such havoc in 1889, have proved very satisfactory and 
were entirely successful. A few straggling moths were seen in 
the mill during the summer of 1890, but constant watching and 
scrupulous cleanliness finally rid the mill of the infestation.” Mr. 
Fletcher gave an earlier account of this outbreak in Canada in a 
Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario (30). 
The appearance of this moth in North America in 1889 in such 
destructive numbers called forth a timely article by l)r. C. V. 
Riley and Mr. L. O. Howard (27), in which the known facts 
regarding this pest are brought together in a condensed form.* 
Mr. Howard visited the Canadian mills the latter part of August, 
1889, and accompanied Mr. Fletcher on a tour of inspection to 
the worst-infested establishment. The entire building was still 
completely overrun by this insect, notwithstanding the thorough¬ 
going measures which had been taken for its destruction. The 
principal studies on kuehniella mentioned in this article were, 
however, made upon material brought to Dr. Riley by Professor 
Panton, of the Guelph Agricultural College, during the summer 
of 1889; on material in the National Museum, containing speci¬ 
mens from Eufaula, Ala.; on five specimens from Europe eent by 
Mr. Ragonot; and on others from Germany, forwarded by Pro¬ 
fessor Zeller in 1883. The various stages of Ephestia interpunc- 
tella are figured in comparison with those of kuehniella, in order 
that both may be readily recognized, the early stages being quite 
similar. 
In his excellent monograph of the North American Phycitidae 
(36) Mr. G. D. Hulst cites some of the literature of Ejihestia 
kuehniella and a short description of the species, indicates its 
distribution, and says that his specimens from New Mexico were 
taken in August and September. He refers to Zeller’s original 
description and to Dr. Bryce’s pamphlet, and quotes several par¬ 
agraphs from the latter. 
In" August, 1892, Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, then of the In¬ 
stitute of Jamaica, reported the appearance of this insect in Kings¬ 
ton, Jamaica. He found some oatmeal badly infested with larvae 
which he supposed to be those of the Mediterranean flour moth, 
and accordingly issued a circular letter giving a short history of 
this pest, which was afterwards published in several daily papers 
in Kingston (40). April 1, 1893, Prof. Cockerell wrote me as 
* I have made liberal use of the reviews contained in this paper, although I have carefully ex¬ 
amined all the articles mentioned in it. 
