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HOUSEHOLD AND STOKSD-P?. ODtI'CTS INSECTS 
ANTS (Pornicidao) • 
Virginia. F. R. Fretind (FeDruary I 3 ); Q,uec,i,is of Prcnolnpis iniparis Say- 
found swarming in a douse in Riclinond. Vork^rs of Tetranor ium 
cacspitnm L. were found infesting a house in Richmond. (Det. hy 
M. R. Smith.) 
Mississippi. C. Lylo (February 23)-' Re-norts of danage by Argentine ants 
( Iridomyrncx humilis Hayr) received from Hinds County in October, 
from Nox-abee and Washington Counties in November, and from Scott County 
in December 1939- Specimens received from Ha.ncock and Washington Coun- 
ties in Janu-'’.ry and Febnoary, respectively. Renort of a house .as be- 
ing infested with Mononoriun . pharaonis L, received from Cl.arke County 
in Noveraber 1939* Specimens of the fire ant ( Solenopsis xyloni 
McCook) wore sent from Leflore County in November 1939 with informa- 
tion that they wfu'c nesting in the walls of a house. 
Louisiana,. C. 0. Eddy (February 24) : Reported a,s being active again. 
Nebraska. I.'I, H. Swenk (February 20) : Specimens of ants talecn from a, build- 
ing in Douglas County in mid-December 1939 wore identified a.s Para- 
t re china longicornis Latr. Specimens of Pharaoh's ant, found in a 
building in Douglas County, were sent for identification on February 1, 
A COCKROACH ( C.apucinolla sp.) 
Minnesota. F. C. Bishopp (January) j A specimen of this genus, which is 
rather commonly found in Centr-'^l America, and the northern part of 
South ukierica, wa.s reported as taken in Minneapolis. 
OOCKROACHIS (Blattidae) 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (February 23); i^.eports of houses infested with the 
Gcrma,n cockro.ach ( Blattella gcr:i.ani ca L.) were received from Alcorn, 
Oktibbeha, Hinds, and Monroe Counties d\iring January and February. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (Fcbrua,ry 20); Request for information on control 
received from Hooker County on Jamiary 2. The oriental cockroach 
( Bla.tta, oricntalis L. ) was found to be infesting a store in Madison 
County on December 4, 1939* Cqi-iplaints of annoyance by B, germanica, 
in houses in Saline, Platte, Burt, and Colfax Counties were received 
on November IS, 1939 , January 29, January 3 I, .and February S, res- 
pectively. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (Jo.nuo.ry IS); German cockro-aches reported as causing 
annoyance in a building at Tooele on January 6 . Found in a restaurant 
at Logan today. 
California. H. J. Ryan (October I 9 , 1939) J H- germanica found in a house 
at Los ymgeles on September 6. (Det. by V. E. Williams.) 
