the simplest and most effective means of eradication of this and perhaps other household pests. [16] Ross, W. A. Eradication of the Bedbug by Superheating. _In_ Canadian Entomologist, vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 74-76. 1916. * * * * * ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WHEN THIS PUBLICATION WAS LAST PRINTED _Secretary of Agriculture_ Henry A. Wallace. _Under Secretary_ Rexford G. Tugwell. _Assistant Secretary_ M. L. Wilson. _Director of Extension Work_ C. W. Warburton. _Director of Personnel_ W. W. Stockberger. _Director of Information_ M. S. Eisenhower. _Director of Finance_ W. A. Jump. _Solicitor_ Seth Thomas. _Agricultural Adjustment Administration_ Chester C. Davis, _Administrator_. _Bureau of Agricultural Economics_ Nils A. Olsen, _Chief_. _Bureau of Agricultural Engineering_ S. H. McCrory, _Chief_. _Bureau of Animal Industry_ John R. Mohler, _Chief_. _Bureau of Biological Survey_ J. N. Darling, _Chief_. _Bureau of Chemistry and Soils_ H. G. Knight, _Chief_. _Office of Cooperative Extension Work_ C. B. Smith, _Chief_. _Bureau of Dairy Industry_ O. E. Reed, _Chief_. _Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine_ Lee A. Strong, _Chief_. _Office of Experiment Stations_ James T. Jardine, _Chief_. _Food and Drug Administration_ Walter G. Campbell, _Chief_. _Forest Service_ Ferdinand A. Silcox, _Chief_. _Grain Futures Administration_ J. W. T. Duvel, _Chief_. _Bureau of Home Economics_ Louise Stanley, _Chief_. _Library_ Claribel R. Barnett, _Librarian_. _Bureau of Plant Industry_ Knowles A. Ryerson, _Chief_. _Bureau of Public Roads_ Thomas H. MacDonald, _Chief_. _Weather Bureau_ Willis R. Gregg, _Chief_. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1934 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 5 cents * * * * * =Transcriber Note= Illustrations move to prevent splitting paragraphs. Minor typos may have been corrected. Produced from files generously made available by USDA through The Internet Archive. All resultant materials are placed in the Public Domain. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of USDA Farmers' Bulletin No. 754: The Bedbug (1934), by Charles Lester Marlatt