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OANYON HCES1 FLY (Tab anus rubescens Bellardi) 
Texas F. C. Biishopp (June 2k): Reports indicate that the canyon 
horse fly has teen quite annoying to horses and cattle along water 
courses in many parts of southwestern Texas. These flies probably 
have been a factor in the spread of anthrax, hich has appeared 
in Uvalde and Menard Counties in localities iwaere the flies are 
especially numerous. 
BLOTL1ES 
Her York 3. p. Felt: Blowflies sheltering incumbers under a shingle 
rtof in the Adirondacks resulted in serious injury by woodpeckers, 
the latter drilling through the shingles to get at the insects 
beneath, 
STABLE FLY ( Stomoxys calci trans L. ) 
Missouri L. Baseman (June 25); The stable fly has been more abundant during 
the month than usual in spite of the unusually cool ^eather, 
Texas 0. G. Babcock (May 25): apparently owing to the cool late spring 
and moist weather, the stable fly is more numerous than is usual 
for t2iis time of the year in this section (Sonora and vicinity). 
H0US- ?LY (Musca domestica L.) 
Missouri L« Haseman (June ?*>): The house fly has also bred in great 
abundance throughout central Missouri. The recent rains and damp 
weather have undoubtedly favored breeding. 
SCRE.V \7QX1 ( ChT.ysemyia macellaria Fab.") 
Texas 0, G» Babcock (hay 23): Appearance as follows: 
Fer cent 
March 11 & 
March 29 1 
April 10 Trace 
April 19 1 
May 2? ... 67 
POULTRY 
SiTCKTIGHT FL3~ ( Echidnoohaga gallinaceus tfestw„) 
Kansas J. V. McColloch (May 31): This flea is reported to be tilling 
chickens in a poultry yard at Lake City, 
Per cent 
April 26 
May 5 
May 11 
May 19 
.... 25 
.... 5^ 
.... 7S 
.... 72 
