Add to ORKGMan has been in a struggle with the insects before the dawn of civilization. This struggle has continued without stopping. This struggle will always be a hindrance to man unless those insects are destroyed. There has been a treaty declared between man and certain insects, but wherever their interests conflict the war still goes on. Neither man nor insect is able to claim the final victory. The purpose of study is to find some scientific facts for controlling household insects. It was hoped that simple home remedies for controlling insects would be effective in this study. The methods recommended are simple and each can be very easily employed without a great expense. It is hardly to be expected that such brief study could include all the in...