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IN SECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
Vermont. II. L. Dailey ( May 26); Larvae and pupae still abundant in flood-mater 
pools and swampy land at Leicester, Jutland County, western Vermont, on May 
25 . Sono adults on the wing*. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (May 22); Just beginning to appear in sufficient num- 
bers to attract attention. Reported as quite numerous following recent warm 
rains • 
Utah. G. F. Kho" T lton (May 20); Reported on May 13 as annoying at Utah Hot Springs, 
Delta, and Oasis. Very annoying to man and livestock in the fields west of 
Utah Hot Springs, in Weber and 3ox Elder Counties. 
Washington and Oregon. H. II. Stage (May 15 ); First larvae of Aedes vexans Mcig. 
and A. lateralis Meig. in floodwator of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers in 
Washington and Oregon occurred the first week in May, when the flood stage 
exceeded 10 feet. 
SANDFLIES ( Culicoides spp. ) 
Maryland. S, C. Gushing (May 24); Considerable annoyance began in yards and 
houses around Silver Spring about May 10 and continues to the present, al- 
though the numbers appear to be decreasing. 
District of Columbia. E. G. Gushing (May 25); Reported as troublesome in certain 
parts of the District of Columbia and suburban areas. 
Oklahoma. F. A, Fonton (May 22); Dlood sucking midge reported on animals at 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County. 
A DEEKFLY ( Chrysops fullginosa Wied, ) 
Maryland. H. L. Dozier (May 22); First species found abundant at Cambridge along 
marsh edge from May 20 to 22. (Deb. by A. Stone.) 
AMERICAN DOG TICK ' ( Dernacentor variabilis Say) 
Massachusetts. C. N. Smith (May 22); Unusually abundant in many parts of southern 
Massachusetts. Adults ore between three and four times as numerous as last 
year on Martha* s Vineyard and Cap>e Cod. Excessive numbers of engorged nymphs 
believed t> have boen produced on the unusually large numbers of meadow mice 
last summer, resulting in the increased adult population this spring. 
New Jersey. J, L. King (May 31 ); M n re ticks observed than in previous years. 
