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TFjRinTES (iBoptora) 
District of ColiopiDia. P. A. St. Dcora’C (Dcccr.TDrr I9, 1939) ^ Unusual 
cncrgcncc of P-cticuIit''^ rnos fln,vipcs Kollar found S’.varuin;r,' from in- 
fested 'baso'boards in a heo.tcd 'basraent aparturnt in ^7ashington, 
prolDably ov/ing to the unprecedentedly wixrrn weather during the last 2 
days and today. Tenperatures ranged fron 64'^ P. on- Docenher I7 to 
61'^ today. Living wing:cd .adults brought in. Usually none emerge 
until late in February or in '.'arch, 
Florida. J. P. ^Fo.tson (February 21): Termites were swarming last week. 
iil.abama. J. M. Robinson (February 29): Tar-iites were swarming in Auburn 
on February 23. . . 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (Febr^.i-ary 23): Specimens of workers and soldiers of 
Re t i cul i 1 0 me s sp . , probably flavipos , v/cro sent in early in January 
from Jackson Coiinty. P.cports of injury received from Bolivar, Chicka- 
s.o.w, Co.ahona,, Hinds, Jones, Leflore, Newton, Panola, Q’j.itm.an, Scott, 
Stone, and Wa.shington Cop.nties between October 24, 1939, February 3. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (January 31)‘ Ter'iites have -destroyed some of the 
woodwork and dp.mawed other parts of it in a house at Frovo. 
. C.'JiPFT 3EFTLFS (Derncstidac) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swonk (February 20) : Cor'plaint frovi Douglas County on 
November 30, 1939, ^ pantry as being infested with Anthronus 
vorbo.sci L. and A. scrophulariac L. Black carpet beetles ( Attagonus 
piceus Oliv.) reported as injurious in a house in Douglas County on 
November 2d. 
CIG^iFDTTF 3FFTLF ( Lasioderma sc^fricorno F.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenlc (February 20); Complaints of inf est-o.t ions of up- 
holstered furniture were received from SoJinc, Douglas, and Lancaster 
Counties on Nomumber 23 and December 20, 1939, January 12, 
respectively. Complaint on November 30 from Dougl.o.s County of in- 
festation of a pantry, together with other insects. 
BP.OJN SPIDFP BSFTLF: ( Ptinus biainneus Dufts.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): About 4o oxiults received in January 
fromi Uarren Covinty, with information tho.t they were found in a house. 
DRUG STORE ’TEEVIL ( Stegobium paniceum L. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 20) ; Report of infestation in a pantry 
in Dougl-as County on November 30, 1939* 
