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in a store building. (April 23): Flights occurred at Clayton 
and Kansas City on Anril/and a big flight at Manhattan occurred 
April 22. 
Mississippi R. r .M Harned (April 34): Complaints, have been received from 
many points during the past two months in regard to termites. 
It is probable that Peticuliterrnes flavioes Kcl. is the species 
causing the trouble at all places as several lots sent to 
Washington for determination proved to be of this species. 
Texas F.L. Thomas (April 25): Termites were swarming at College 
Station April 23. Two complaints from Houston and one from 
Bay City. 
California Monthly News Letter, Los Angeles County Horticultural '^omm., 
Vol. 11, -Ho. 4,-, •■April- 15; Mr F'lynn has several men doing ter- 
mite work in the public school buildings of Los. .Angeles. 
AUIS ( Formic idae) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (March 27) : A n ts have been reported as trouble- 
some in houses, gardens,, etc., twice recently. 
Indiana J.J. D a vis (April 26): During April we received reports of 
abundance of ants in lawns from Indianapolis, Muncie, and Win- 
chester. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (January 1-April 15): Ants of various kinds 
were complained of during the period covered by this report. 
Correspondents in Douglas, Lancaster, Gage, and Thayer Counties 
reported house or lunchroom infestations. 
A CAP-PUNTER ANT ( Camponotus castaneus americanus :iayr; 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (April 22): Mr. J., p. Kislrnko recently sent to 
this office some ants that have been identified ~oy ... P. Smith 
as Camponotus castaneus americanus . . These ants are of snecial 
interest because they are infected with a peculiar fungus known 
as Cor dye ens unilateralis . Mr. Kislanko found several hundreds 
of these diseased ants attached to the lower side of t~igs of a 
hickory tree a "bout 4 miles from .iggins. He stated that the 
live ants of this species were busily attending a soft scale on 
the hickory. 
A CARPENTER ANT ( Camponotus car;/"', rasilis Wheeler) 
Mississippi R. ". Harned (April 32): R. P. Colmer sent in specimens of 
ants identified by M. R. Smith as Camponotus caryae rasilis 
which he found emerging from the porch of a house near Moss 
Point. '.'.. It, Grimes sent in the same s^cus from Meridian 
with the remark that the owner of the house from v.hich the ants 
'/.ere taken claimed that they were nesting in the woodwork of the 
house . 
