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Specimens of the fire ant ( Solenopsis :s;^-loni McCo‘ok) received, from Bolivar 
County late in July, and complaints reported from Durant area. Very annoy- 
ing "both in houses and on lawns on the Gulf coast, M, pharaoni s received 
from Jackson County and a complaint from Hancock County, Reported as abund- 
ant in Harrison County and causing a number of complaints in Pearl River 
County, M, minimum Buckl, received from Clay County, where they were caus- 
ing annoyance in a house. Specimens of £, caryae rasili s Wheeler found in 
Oktobbeha County, Specimens of Crematogaster ashmeadi Mayr collected in a 
house in Washington County, 
Louisiana. Mrs, R. D. Rolwsiler (August I 9 )! M, pharaoni s was rOJinoying in a hou 
at University, (Det, by M. R, Smith.) 
Missouri, A, C, Burrill (August l); Both Tapi noma sessile Say and M, pharaoni 3 
reported as getting into kitchen and pantrj^’.in house in Cole County on June 
13 to 20, and on June 28 to July 4 and later, 
Minnesota, M, W, Wing (August 15 )? C, herculeanus penjisylvanic\is present on oakj 
in Minneapolis, 
GERI'iAN COCKROACH ( Bla,ttella germanica L.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2b): Reports of annoyance received from ITeshoba and 
Warren Counties, Abundant in Tate and Hinds Counties, and along the Gulf ' 
&oast. Many complaints reported in the Durant area, 
Nebraska, H, D. Tate (August 16 ); Reported as infesting the basement of a house 
in Colfax County on July I 9 , 
Missouri, A. C. Burrill (July 24); Reported as bad in house in Jefferson City, 
Washington. L. G. Smith (August J): Specimens sent in from Bverett, Snohomish 
County, on July 30 , 
ORIBNTAL COCKROACH ( Blatta oriental is L.) 
Minnesota. M. W. Wing (August I 5 ); Round in old house at Stillwater. ‘ 
BROW— BANDED COCKROACH ( Supella siroellect ilium Serv, ) 
Oklahoma. R. A. Renton (August 22): Reported from North McAlester, Pittsburg 
County, 
HOUSE CRICKET ( Gryllus domesticus L, ) 
New Jersey, E, A. Back (September 3 ): Oei July 22 reported as troublesome in 
houses within mile of the city dump in Rockaway. Infestation increased 
greatly, but by Auigust 16 the situation had improved as result of action 
taken by local health department, 
Virginia, E, A, L-i^ck (July 24); Entire section of Gherrydale near a dump reports 
as overrun, (August 23): Reported as troublesome in houses in Alexandria, 
