When  there  is  a  large  number,  and  they  have
gained  a  lodgment  in  the  timbers,  take  the
bed  in  pieces,  and  fill  in  all  the  apertures  and
joints  with  a  mixture  of  soft  soap  and  Scotch
snuff.  A  piece  of  wicker-work,  called  a  bug-
tbap,  placed  at  the  head  of  the  bed,  forms  u
receptacle  for  them,  and  then  they  may  be
daily  caught  till  no  more  are  left.  Oil-painting
a  wall  is  a  sure  means  of  excluding  and  de-
stroying them.  It  has  been  asserted  that  these
insects  are  so  fond  of  narrow-leaved  dittany  or

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pepperwort  (lepidium  ruderale),  that  if  a
bunch  of  it  be  suspended  near  their  haunts
they  will  settle  in  it,  and  may  be  thus  easily
captured.  It  is  said  to  be  commonly  used  as
a  bug-trap  in  some  of  our  rural  districts.
Water,  poured  boiling  from  the  spout  of  a
kettle  into  the  cracks  and  joints,  is  a  cleanly
and  certain  remedy,  which  we  have  often  seen
employed ;  so  also  is  a  jet  of  steam  ;  they  are
both  destructive  to  all  insects,  and  will  be
found  particularly  so  to  beetles.
The  proper  time  for  attacking  these  pests  is
early  in  March,  or  shortly  before  they  are  re-
vived from  their  dormant  state  by  the  warm
weather.     See  Insects.
Bug,  Harvest.    See  Acabi.
BU'GLE  (bu'gl).  An  elongated  cylindrical
glass  bead.    See  Bead.
