The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17973752910)
Zusammenfassung
Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo18amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library
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SarcoplYago hcTemorrhoidalib Drosophiio melanoqasler FLIES COMMON ABOUT HOUSES Here are shown some of tlie more important flies whicli are common about houses in districts where the entomo- logical side of sanitation is not given proper attention. M. domestica is the so-called house fly—better called filth fly or disease fly, because it breeds in filth and carries disease germs to our food. 5'. calcitrans is the biting house fly. Its superficial resemblance to M. domestica and its biting habits have given rise to the error in supposing that the latter species is adding to its many sins by sucking blood. On account of calcitrans being more troublesome during rains, it is sometimes called the storm fly