Prevention.

As this insect is most troublesome in foreign countries, particularly in hot climates, constant suspicion should be directed towards granaries and warehouses where foreign corn is stored, After the presence of these beetles has been detected the floors and boardings all round should be scrubbed with water and strong solutions of soft soap well worked into the joints and cracks. All dust should be swept away and burnt, all ceilings whitewashed, and non-boarded sides must be washed with hot lime wash.