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I II S S C i S ATTACKING UNHAND 
DOMESTIC ANIMAL'S 
Maryland 
MAN 
EYE GNATS ( Hippelates spp.) 
F. C. Bishopp (July 7): Eye gnats, H. flavrpes Loew, were 
persistently "buzzing about the eyes of men in the residential 
sections of College Park. 
South Carolina D. G. Hall (July 20): At Charleston H. pusio Mall, has been 
obtained in traps during the spring months, but has not yet been 
especially annoying to nan. At the present tine the gnats are 
becoming more abundant, and we can anticipate the extreme annoy- 
ance which occurs during the late summer and fall nonths in this 
vicinity. 
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T7. E. Dove (July 20) : H. pusip Mall, was present in noticeable 
numbers and was of some '.annoyance during this season of the year 
at Waycross, The Commissioner of Health informs us that con- 
junctivitis duo to this species is extremely common during the 
fall months. It did not cause closing of the schools but it 
resulted in suspension of a considerable number of children during 
the fall term. The infection has been known at this locality for 
several j r ears. 
J. P. Kislanko (July '20): Eye gnats are very annoying in Stone 
and Forrest Counties. 
SANDFLIES ( Culicoides sp.) 
W. E. Dove and D. G. Hall (July 20): Cages in South Carolina 
used for recovery of adult sandflies, Culicoides sp., from their 
breeding places show that several species emerge during the summer 
when the weather conditions are favorable... They are no so annoys 
ing in residences during this season of the year, but feed freely 
near their breeding places in the marshes. 
DOG PLEAS ( Ctenocephalus canis Curt.) 
J. L. Webb (July 28) J For the past three weeks this office has^ 
been flooded with inquiries both by letter and telephone for contJiol 
measures to be taken for flea infestation of houses. The city of 
Washington seems to be pretty well infested as well. as the en- 
virons, and we have had inquiries from as far north as Massachu- 
setts. It is a little later than usual and the pests seem to be 
more abundant than usual, ' 
