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Texas, R. K, Fletcher (February 24): Pharoah 1 s ant ( Monomorium pharaonis L.) 
reported at Crosly, Harris County. 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus ass imi 1 is F. ) 
Nebraska, M. H, Swenk (February 24): Reported as infesting a house in Colfax 
County on December 19 . 
COMMON POWDER— POST BEETLE ( Lyc tus planicollis Lee*) 
Illinois, C. L. Metcalf (January IS): Unusual number of complaints received 
from northern Illinois. Apparently adults are. emerging earlier than usual, 
probably owing to mild winter weather, 
BEAN WEEVIL ( Acanthoscelides pbtectus Say) 
Maine, F, H. Lathrop (March l): Reports of injury to stored beans by weevils 
have Been more numerous than usual during the winter months. 
PEA WEEVIL ( Bruchus pisomm L, ) 
Montana, H. B. Mills (February 2l): Specimens submitted from Glendive, on 
the eastern border near the central part of the State, where it has been 
attacking stored peas, apparently all from one local garden. 
BEETLES (Caleoptera) 
Georgia. T. L. Bisgell (February 24): Mealworms, determined tentatively as 
no 4 r i° . P . ^ s . curus , very abundant in a corn-grinding mill at Zebulon 
central Georgia, on February 22. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 24): Reports of injury to wheat, corn, and 
seeds m storage received during the period from October 31 1933 to 
January 15, 1939, from Box Butte, Cheyenne, Custer, Harlan/sherman, 
Merrick, and Burt Counties. One of species chiefly concerned was the saw- 
°2 fl hed f r J 1 5\ te /2; le 0-EZ.h.G e pb i ius surinamens is L.) in small grains and 
seeds. Cade lie (gepebr oides aaurit aniens. L. ) found infesting stored wheat 
S r\ ine nnd Counties in November 193s. Confused flour beetle 
Euv. ) reported as infesting flour bins in Hall and 
line Counties on December 16, 1938, and January 10, 1939, respectively 
Douglas Countv — ■ r y hlalari '- l ) e Le )» living in newspaper insulation in 
i repo reed on January 24. Larvae of buffalo moth (A. verbasci 
(itt™ 1 ^ 0 ^ l llk ^ P f 7 ? ee C0 ^ v - L ™ e of black c a7peT~beetLe 
and f rn* "n ^ " 0 0Ilv ») received from Garden County on November 19 1933 
Uon Ci^aret?: ^ ?? the newspap^r insula- 
f urni tur e " in D on ^ l ( g2Eloclerma serricorne F.), taken from upholstered 
?■ Douglas County on January 9, found to be parasitized by 
—2 nomia ga llicola Ashm. (Parasite det. by C. F. W. Mixes ebeck,) 
Utah bit^ I'jTel' 7ll^lV 0)S St00k feed > "Mil., infested 
