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HORSES 
Texas 
Missouri 
Nor tli Dakota 
HORSE FLIES ( Tab anus spp. ) 
F. C. BishoriT) and associates (August): Horse, flies, Tab anus 
rub e sc en s Bellardi,. are causing; considerable annoyance to live- 
stock in the plateau region of western Texas and along the 
escarpment to the south and southeast. Along a number of streans 
the flies have been extremely troublesome, and in certain instances 
from 5 to 10 flies were observed per animal several miles away 
from the streams. A rather widespread outbreak of anthrax is in 
progress in the region invaded by the horse flies.. Transmission 
of the disease from sick to healthy animals is attributed by 
most stockmen to the presence of the flies. Masses of horse 
fly eggs arc present on the, rocks in many of the streams, and a 
considerable "percentage of parasitism of the eggs ^oy Fro-phanurus 
emersoni Girault was noted in several localities. 
L. Haseman (August 35): At Columbia horse flies have been un- 
usually abundant in spite of dry weather. 
HORSE BOTFLY ( G-astrophilus haemorrhoidalis L. ) 
J. A. Munro and assistants (August )'. The horse botfly is re- 
ported as moderately abundant throughout the State and very 
abundant in Dickey County. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
Texas 
Indiana 
Florida 
POULTRY 
SAND FLY ( Culicoides sp.) 
3, \1. Laake (July 28U. Sand flies collected in poultry houses 
near Temple and Little River are reported as serious pests o± 
poultry and young turkeys. The bites resulted in death of young 
turkeys. The species is identified by Hoffman's description as 
Culicoides variipenni_s-~ ~lJoffm., 
H. 0. Schroeder (August 13): Specimens of the tropical sand fly, 
C. fur ens Foey, were collected in the vicinity of Brownsville. 
BEDBUGS ( Cimex lectularius L. ) 
J. J. Davis (August 21): Bedbugs were reported from Oaklandon, 
Muncie, and Fortville, August 4-19. At the latter place they 
were very abundant in chicken houses. 
MISCELLANEOUS ANIMALS 
BROWN DOG TICZ ( Rlii-oice^h^.lus sanguineus Latr. ) 
tf* B. Dove (August:;! - 20): Collections of ticks from dogs in 
Dade County by Mr. II. L. Reed show that Rhimcerhalus sanguineus 
is common during this season of the year. 
