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INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
North Carolina. C. S. Brimley (August 11) The yellow-fever mosquito 
( Aedes aegypti L.) "biting people and causing much annoyance in day- 
time at Raleigh. 
Elorida, F. C. Bishopp (August 10) : . Southern salt-marsh mosquito (A. 
taeniorhynchus Wied.) present in very annoying numbers at Fort Pierce. 
Some present in well-screened public buildings. These mosquitoes 
believed to be a persistent residue from the original July brood, 
as recent conditions have not been favorable for the development 
of additional broods. 
W. V. King (July 31 ) • Reports and light-trap collections have 
indicated that very severe outbreaks of mosquitoes have occurred 
during June and July in nearly all of the east-coast counties and 
in most of the southern area of the west coast of Florida. Numbers 
obtainod from traps in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Saint Lucie, and 
Palm Beach Counties apparently much larger than thoso obtained at 
any time during the last 5 years. Salt-marsh mosquitoes (A. sollici- 
tans Walk.) continuously troublesome in Volusia County during July 
but a gradual decrease was indicated the last week of the month. 
J. B. Hull (July X’ Just after July 1, the Saint Lucie section 
experienced the heaviest flight of salt-marsh mosquitoes that has 
occurred in several y.-.ars, The flight was not confiisl to salt- 
marsh breeders, however, as fresh-water species were also numerous, 
especially Psorophora columbine D. & K. 
Oregon. H. H. Stage (July 31 ) ‘ Isolated outbreaks of Culex pipiens L. 
and C. tar sal is Coq, reported from Portland and Lebanon, respectively. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 11): Mosquitoes, Aedes sp. , abundant and 
vory annoying to man and livestock in fields at Appledalo, Corrino, 
Tuah Public Shooting Grounds, and Penrose, in Box Elder County, 
EYE GNATS ( Hippelates spp.) 
Georgia. T. Thompson (August 22): Very annoying to workers outdoors 
in Pierce, Lowndes, Brooks, and Thomas Counties, southern Georgia, 
throughout August. 
AMERICAN DOG TICK ( Dermacentor variabilis Say) 
Massachusetts. C. N. Smith (July 3l) : Adults declined rapidly in numbers 
at Vineyard Haven, on Martha's Vineyard Island, throughout July, 
so that by the end of tho month they were scarce in post areas. The 
