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South Carolina 
Georgia 
Mississippi 
INSECTS ATTACKING M A Z A N D 
D M E S T I C A N I M A L S 
MAN 
MOSQUITO (Culicinae) 
D. G. Hall (August 1 to 20): Aedes aegypti L. is the most 
prevalent mosquito in residences in Charleston. 
D. G. Hall (August 15): Mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus Say) 
was found commonly in one section of Augusta. 
C. Lyle and assistants (August): Mosquitoes were very abund- 
ant and extremely annoying throughout the State. The salt-marsh 
mosquito ( Aedes soUicitans Walh.) was the prevalent snecies along 
the coast. 
EYE GNATS ( Hl/pp elates sp. ) 
Mississippi H. Dietrich (August 19): Eye gnats (Hrpjielates sp.) have be- 
come extremely annoying in George, Greene, and Perry Counties 
so that one can not remain in the shade without a breeze to carry 
them away. 
South Carolina D. G. Hall (August 1 to 20): H. pusio Loew is becoming ex- 
tremely abundant about Charleston and on Polly Island. Cases 
of conjunctivitis were observed in horses. According to owners 
of a riding academy it was necessary to move most of the horses 
from this locality during the eye-gnat season. Cases of con- 
junctivitis are said to occur in children, but have not been 
observed by us. (August 15): Eye gnats (H. pusio ) were found 
to bo quite annoying at Augusta. According to the city health 
authorities cases of conjunctivitis commonly occur in children 
during the fall months. 
Florida : .T. E. Dove (August 10): A correspondent reports annoyance of 
eye gnats (H. nusio Loew) at Marianna. Prom others we leam 
that on account of conjunctivitis it was necessary to close a 
school in this city last autumn. 
California J. L. '7 ebb (August 26): Hi nn elates -nusio Loew is relatively 
abundant after the usual summer decrease. Rains and cool 
weather around the first part of the month hastened the return 
of the nest. The normal fall increase (not yet fully attained) 
occurs about the middle 0l " Se-at ember. (R. W. J3urgess.) 
