Dermestes: alternatives and connections

A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common "museum pe…

A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction fr…

One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus Buprestis and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larvae are usually bo…

The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the s…

any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injuriou…

any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injuriou…

A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvae feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. A…

any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult

Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pern…

To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.

A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons, woolens, linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries.

A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds…

One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.

A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; -- specifically, an oil con…

Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lo…

To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.

An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenopt…

any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed