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Indiana. J. J. Davis (March 29): Many reports received from throughout 
the State that this insect is "becoming a.ctive and annoying in homes. 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (March 21): Deported in houses at Waterford on 
March l4 , and at Detroit. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 15): Many complaints of annoyance in and 
around houses received from Douglas, Saunders, Lancaster , Thayer, 
and Garden Counties, 
Montana. H. B. Mills (March 18): Pest in buildings at Miles City. 
Utah. G. P. Knowl t on (March 21): Deported as extremely abundant and 
annoying in many buildings at Logan, Ogden, and Salt Lake City. 
Washington. E. W. Jones (March 23): Very abundant this month, and be- 
. coming a house pest in Walla Walla. and vicinity. 
CATTLE 
COMMON CATTLE GRUB ( Hypoderma linoaturo DoVill.) 
Texas. C. L. Smith and W. G. Bruce (March 21): Activity by adults, 
attacking cattle, observed on March 11 and today in the vicinity 
of Dallas. 
HOBN FLY ( Haematobia irritans L. ) 
Texas. W. G. Bruce (March 21): One horn fly emerged from an overwintering 
cage at Dallas on March 1. This was the first one observed in 1940. 
First observance of horn flics on cattle was on March 12, when about 
19 flies were found on 2 cows in the laboratory pasture, 1 pair of 
flies mating. On the same date about 24 were found in the cattle fly 
trap to which the cattle had access. First oviposition noted in the 
laboratory pasture on March 14. Infestations on March 18 averaged 10 
per head on 5 head of cattle on the laboratory premises and 3 per head 
on 40 head of cattle located 6 miles southeast of the laboratory. 
STABLEFLY ( Stomoxys calcitrans L. ) 
Florida. S. W. Simmons (March 23): A f ew adults were seen in nature on 
March 10 at Panama City, after having been absent since January 19 . 
Texas. W. G. Bruce (March 21): Reported as attacking livestock in the 
vicinity of Dallas since about the middle of February. They were 
neither numerous nor troublesome. 
POULTRY 
DEPLUMING MITE ( Cnomi do copte s gallinac mill. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 2) : Reported on chickens in Sheridan County. 
