North Carolina, E.A. Back (March I9): Specimen sent from apartment house 
in Charlotte, where people were heing Ijitten, (Bet, by H, E. Ewing.) 
Wisconsin, P. C. Bishopp (April 17): Rat mites reported as occurring in 
a house in Milwaukee in great numbers. (Bet, by H, E.’ Ewing,) 
Texas, E. W. Laalce (April 23): Report of a heavy infestation in a rat- 
infested apartment house in Ballhs, - 
- AMERICAN BOG TICK ( Bermaeentor variahilis Say) 
Massachusetts, C. N, Smith (April I9): First reported activity of adults 
on Martha Vs_ Vineyard was on April 1,- First determined specimens ■' 
collected on April 15. The first observed activity of larvae' and 
.. nymphs was a heavy infestation of meadow mice by both etages on April 3» 
Virginia, F, C, Bishopp and H, L. Trembley (April 30): Ticks present on 
April 29 but not abundant along the Columbia Pike, about 2 miles 
southwest of Bailey* s Crossroads, Fairfax County, 
ROCKY-MOUNTAIN SPOTTEB FEVER TICK ( Bermaeentor andersoni- - StilesV 
Idaho, J. R, Bouglass (March 27): Appears to be very abundant in south- 
central Idaho", . ■ ' 
BLACK WIBOW SPIBER ( Latrodectus mac tans P, ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 15): Reported as killed by a correspondent 
in Fillmore County on April 11, 
Idaho, J. R. Bouglass (March 27): Several complaints of thi^ pest in base- 
ment of dwellings in Twin Falls received during the last few weeks, 
Nevada. G, G. Schweis (April I9); Reported from numerous places during 
the last week, '1 ‘ • ' ' 
CATTLE 
SCREWWORM ( Cochliomyia americana C. & P,) 
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Mississippi,. N, ’L, Bouglass (April* 23): Screwworms found on some^cattle 
shipped into Grenada County, probably from Texas, but no specimens 
received, 
Texas, 0, G. Babcock (April 22): Blow flies ( Cochliomyia sp, ) present 
in normal numbers, • » . " 
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HOEN’FLY (Haematobia irritans'L, ) 
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Virginia, P, C, Bishopp and H, L, Trembley (April 30)*' Observed on about 
60 cows on April 29 at 2 daily farms in Fairfax County. There was an 
average of 6 or 7 flies per cow. 
