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CIGARETK3 3EETLS ( Lasio derma serricorne E, ) 
Virginia. K, N. Pollard and C. 0 , Bare (August 23 ): Approximately 4 percent as 
numerous in stored tobacco about Hichraond as during August 1939* 
A SPIDEH BEETLE ( Gibbium psylloides Czemp^) 
Virginia. S, A. Back (July 6 ): -^dults found in dishes in cupboard in Hichmond, 
Wiq:.'fE-MA2KED S>IDEE EEilTLE ( Ptinus fur L.) 
Minnesota, E, A, Back (August 15)s Bran for cattle feed received from Saint Pan 
badly infested, (Bet. by V/, S, Pisher.) 
BEUG STORE ^iTBEVIL ( Stegobium loaniceuiTi L, ) 
Maine, H, B, Peirson (Auigust 19): Very numerous on June X& about kitchen and 
pantry of house at Augusta, 
WOOD BORERS (Coleoptera) 
General, E, A. Back (August l 6 ): Hadrobreginus carinatus Say found heavily in- 
festing cellar stairs, stair rails, and other wooden objects in house in 
Chelsea, Mass, Parasites present (det, by C, E, V/, Muesebeck as Heteros - 
pilus sp,). Adults and parasites abundant and annoying in kitchen of bouse 
mentioned above, where they have been found crawling on windowsills since 
August 0^ August 25 an active infestation of H, carinatus was found 
in frame of antique maple table in Chaplin, Conn, On July 27 H, carinatus 
was found in newly furnished house in Westchester County (det, by W. S, 
Pi sher), 
Maine. H, B, Peirson (August 19): Phyraatodes testaceus variabilis L, adults 
were emerging abundantly from beech and yellow birch firewood in cellar of 
building at Orono on Au^gust 1 , 
Connecticut, E, P, Pelt (August 26 ); Leperi sinus aculeatus Say emerged in large 
numbers from firewood and appeared in nearby houses at Southport, 
ITew York. W, Glasel (August l 6 ): L, aculeatus was collected in great numbers on 
July 30 in house at Scarsdale, (Det, by M, W, Blackman,) 
Virginia, L, A, He tricky (August I 5 ): Numerous requests for control of Xyletinus 
peltatus Harr, received from tidewater area, Peeding of larvae noted be— 
cause of boring dust being forced from their burrows, 
WHARP BORER ( Sacerda melanura L, ) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (Au,gu.st 23): Specimen received from Royal Oak. Causing con- 
siderable damage in some places. 
