味辛，平，无毒。主久聋咳逆，毒瓦斯出刺，出汗。疗鼻窒。其土房主痈肿，风头。一名
土蜂，生熊耳川谷及 ，
或人屋间。
此类甚多，虽名土蜂，不就土中为窟，谓 土作房尔。今一种黑色，腰甚细，衔泥于人
室及器物边作房，如并竹管
者是也。其生子如粟米大居中，乃捕取草上青蜘蛛十余枚满中，仍塞口，以拟其子大为粮也。
其一种入芦竹管中者，亦
取草上青虫，一名蜾裸。诗人云∶螟蛉有子，蜾裸负之，言细腰物无雌，皆取青虫，教祝便
变成己子，斯为谬矣。造诗
者乃可不详，未审夫子何为因其僻邪。圣人有阙，多皆类也。
〔谨案〕土蜂土中为窠，大如
乌蜂，不伤人，非 ，
不入土中为窠。虽一名土蜂，非 也。
味甘，平，无毒。
主小儿惊痫，寒热，结气，蛊毒，鬼疰。一名躁舍。生汉中，采蒸之，生树枝间，
房也。八月取。
，蚝虫也。此虫多在石榴树上，俗呼为蚝虫，其背毛亦螫人。生卵，形如鸡子，大
如巴豆，今方家亦不用此。
蚝，一作 尔。
〔谨案〕此物紫白间斑，状似车渠文可爱，大者如雀卵，在树间似螵蛸虫也。
味甘，温，有毒，主腹中邪气，去三虫，蛇螫，蛊毒，鬼疰，伏尸。生永昌山谷。
方家从来无用此者，古今诸医及药家，了不复识，又一名罴子，不知其形何类也。
〔谨
案〕此彼字，当木傍作 ，仍
音披，木实也，误入虫部。《尔雅》云∶ 一名杉，叶似杉，木
于木部出之，此条宜在果部中
也。
味辛，性平，无毒。主治久聋、咳逆，毒瓦斯从刺处排出，发汗。治疗鼻窒（鼻塞不通）。其土房主治痈肿、风头（头部风邪所致病症）。又名土蜂，生于熊耳川谷及某地，或存在于人家房屋间。
此类昆虫甚多，虽然名为土蜂，但并不在土中筑巢，而是用泥土建造巢穴。现在有一种黑色、腰部极细的土蜂，衔泥在人室及器物边缘筑巢，形状如同并排的竹管那样的是这类。它们产卵如粟米大小居中，然后捕捉十余只草上的青蜘蛛填满巢内，仍塞住口，用来作为幼虫长大的粮食。
另一种进入芦竹管中的土蜂，也捕捉草上的青虫，又名蜾蠃。诗人说：“螟蛉有子，蜾蠃负之”，意思是细腰蜂没有雌性，都捕捉青虫，通过教祝使其变成自己的后代，这是错误的。作诗的人竟然不详细考察，不知孔子为何因这种偏邪之说而引用。圣人有所缺漏，大多类似这种情况。
【谨案】土蜂在土中筑巢，大小如乌蜂，不伤人，并非指某种特定的蜂，也不入土中筑巢。虽然一名土蜂，但并非所指的那种蜂。
味甘，性平，无毒。主治小儿惊痫、寒热、结气、蛊毒、鬼疰（一种传染性疾病）。又名躁舍。生于汉中，采集后蒸制，生于树枝间，是它的巢穴。八月采收。
此虫为蚝虫。这种虫多在石榴树上，俗称为蚝虫，其背毛也能螫人。产卵，形状像鸡蛋，大如巴豆，现在医家也不使用此物。
蚝，一作“尔”。
【谨案】此物紫白相间斑纹，形状似车渠（一种贝类）纹理可爱，大的如雀卵，在树间似螵蛸（桑螵蛸，螳螂卵鞘）虫一样。
味甘，性温，有毒。主治腹中邪气，去除三虫，蛇螫，蛊毒，鬼疰，伏尸（潜伏体内的死尸之气致病）。生于永昌山谷。
医家从来不用此物，古今诸医及药家，完全不再认识它，又一名罴子，不知道它的形状像什么。
【谨案】这个“彼”字，应当在木旁作“棓”，读音为披，是木实（果实），误入虫部。《尔雅》说：“棓一名杉，叶似杉”，应在木部列出，此条宜在果部中。
Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats chronic deafness, cough and upward reversal of qi (Ke Ni), expels toxic vapors through acupuncture points, and induces sweating. It treats nasal obstruction (Bi Zhi). Its earthen nest primarily treats carbuncles and swellings, and head wind disorders (Feng Tou). Also known as Earth Wasp (Tu Feng), it is found in the valleys of Xiong'er River and certain areas, or within human dwellings.
There are many such insects; although named Earth Wasp, they do not build nests in the soil but rather construct them using mud. Currently, there is a type that is black with a very slender waist, carrying mud to build nests on the sides of human rooms and vessels, resembling parallel bamboo tubes. They lay eggs the size of millet grains in the center, then capture more than ten green spiders from grasses to fill the nest, sealing the opening, intending for these to serve as food for their offspring when they grow large.
Another type enters reed bamboo tubes, also capturing green insects from grasses, also known as Guoluo (a type of potter wasp). Poets say: "The moth has offspring, which the Guoluo carries," implying that the slender-waisted insect has no females and captures green insects, teaching and blessing them to transform into its own offspring; this is erroneous. The poets failed to investigate thoroughly, unaware of why Confucius cited such biased and incorrect beliefs. Sages often have omissions, and most cases are similar.
[Respectful Note] Earth Wasps build nests in the soil, large as black wasps, and do not sting people; they are not [specific species], nor do they enter the soil to build nests. Although called Earth Wasp, they are not the specific wasp referred to.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats pediatric convulsions and epilepsy (Jing Xian), alternating cold and heat, Qi stagnation (Jie Qi), gu poison (Gu Du), and ghost treading diseases (Gui Zhu, a type of infectious disease). Also known as Zao She. It grows in Hanzhong, harvested and steamed; it exists between tree branches as its nest. Harvested in August.
This insect is the Hao Chong (Oyster Insect). This insect is mostly found on pomegranate trees, commonly called Hao Chong; its back hairs can also sting. It lays eggs shaped like chicken eggs, as large as croton seeds; currently, medical practitioners do not use this.
Hao, alternatively written as Er.
[Respectful Note] This object has purple and white mottled patterns, resembling the lovely texture of charu (a type of shell); the larger ones are the size of sparrow eggs, appearing in trees like piaoxiao (mantis egg case) insects.
Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, toxic. It primarily treats evil qi in the abdomen, eliminates the three parasites (San Chong), snake bites, gu poison, ghost treading diseases, and fu shi (diseases caused by latent corpse qi). It grows in the valleys of Yongchang.
Medical practitioners have never used this substance; ancient and modern physicians and pharmacists no longer recognize it at all. It is also known as Pi Zi, but its shape is unknown.
[Respectful Note] The character "Bi" here should be written with a wood radical as "Pei", pronounced "Pi", meaning fruit of a tree, mistakenly included in the insect section. "Erya" states: "Pei is also called Shan, leaves resemble fir." It should appear in the Wood section; this entry belongs in the Fruit section.