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TERMITES (isoptera) 
Maryland, E. N. Cory (May 22): Reported in houses at Annapolis, Baltimore, and 
Ellicott City. 
North Carolina, Z. P, Metcalf (April 27): Reported as attacking a house at Dur- 
ham. 
Michigan, R. Hutson (May 24): Reticuliternes flavipos Roll. reported from Hast- 
ings, Mason, White Pigeon, Grand Rapids, Grand Ledge, Kalamazoo, Eonnville, 
and Plainwell. 
Iowa, C. J, Drake (May 26): Heavy infestations reported in Davenport, Port 
Madison,- Nekton, Ogden, Des Moines, and Waterloo, A number of dwellings in 
Ogden seriously injured. 
Missouri, A. C. Burrill (May 19): Eirst winged emergence of R. flavipes at 
Jefferson City reported today, 
Nebraska, M. H. Swenk (May IS): Complaint of R. tibialis Banks -as infesting a 
building in Lancaster County received on April 27. Reported as attacking 
living trees in Eurnas and Douglas Counties on April 2S and May S, respectively, 
Oklahoma, F. A. Fenton (May 22): Reported from many localities scattered over the 
State, 
BROWN ^BANDED COCKROACH ( Supella supellect ilium Serv.) 
South Dakota. II, C. Severin (May 12): Found infesting a dwelling at Brookings; 
previously reported as present in several dwellings in Sioux Falls, 
LEAD CABLE BORER ( Scobicia declivis Lee.) 
California. D. F. Barnes and G. H, Kaloostian (May 2): First adult taken at Fresno 
on March 24 in a rotary net operated in a raisin storage yard. Total taken in 
April was 32, as compared with 29 1 for the same period and locality in 1938, 
as many as 9^ being taken in 1 day, 
■o ROAD— HORNED FLOUR BEETLE ( Onathocerus cornutus F, ) 
Kansas, T, F. W inbum (April 22); Specimens found in abundance in milling stock 
in a flour mill in Salina. Species seldom seen in Kansas, 
A BEETLE ( Buprostis purulent a L. ) 
Washington. A. Z. Smith (May 23): An adult of the aurulent beetle reported n.s 
caught boring through flooring in a dwelling in Snohomish County, 
Oregon, W, J, Chamberlin (May)i Reported in ever increasing numbers until now 
considered major pest in houses. Damage to woodwork definitely increasing. 
