Missouri. L. Has email (May 26): Heavy flea, infestations on farms throughout 
the State have "been reported and some, when checked, proved to he 
caused hy hogs. 
BEDBUG- ( Cinex lectularius 1.) 
South Ballot a. H. C. Sever in and G. I. Gilbertson (May 23): More than the 
usual number of inquiries have been received, concerning bedbugs, cock- 
roaches, and blank carpet beetles* 
LOME STAB. TICK ( Anblyomna americanum L.) 
Florida,. W. E. Dove (May 15)? This tick liras observed occasionally on animal 
during the month, but not in le„rge numbers, at Panama City. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 24): Specimens sent in for identification from 
Leake County, in the central pant of the State, on April 26. 
Missouri. L. Hasenan (May 26): The lone star tick continues to at tank dogs, 
cats, and man in central Missouri in greater numbers than ham been 
observed in recent yeans. A number of the females have been laying 
eggs, and reports indicate that seed ticks are beginning to prove 
annoying in different parts of southern Missouri. 
GULP COAST TICK ( Anblyomna maculatun Koch) 
Elorida. W. E. Dove (May 19): Adults of the Gulf coast tick were observed a 
Bonifay, Holmes County, in the northwestern part of the State. One 
male and one female were found on a single animal. 
AMEEICAH DOG TICK ( Dermacentor variabilis Say) 
Massachusetts. C. IT. Smith (April J> 0 )i Adults of the American d.og tick 
became very active during April; larvae became moderately abundant on 
nice, and some nynphal activity was observed at Vineyard Haven. 
(May 2l): Adults became numerous early in May, slightly sooner than 
in some years. Abundance in most areas will apparently be greater 
than normal, but not as great a,s in 1939* 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 26): The dog tick continues to attack dogs, cats, 
and man in greater numbers than has been observed in recent years in 
central Missouri. A number of the females have been laying eggs and 
reports indicate that seed ticks are beginning to prove annoying in 
different parts of the southern section of the State. 
CATTLE 
SCBEOTOBM ( Co chi iomyia americana C. & F.) 
Florida. F. C. Bishopp (May 24): Apparently very little trouble is being 
experienced with screwworms along the east coast. At Hew Smyrna, 
Volusia County, on the east coast, however, a few cases were reported 
as occurring during the spring. One dairyman reported that one calf 
out of four dropped within the last few weeks was found to be infested. 
Infestation in the Kissimmee area is relatively light and flies 
are not very persistent. J. Gunn, of Kissimmee, stated that about 
