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FLORIDA HARVESTING A! T T ( Pogonomyrmex badius Latr.) 
Mississippi R. rj. Harned (April 22): A correspondent at Stringer writes 
as follows: "One of my farmers has a sandy field badly infested 
with big red ant beds. He says that they cut his little cotton 
and corn down for 15 or 20 feet away around each bed." No spec- 
imens were submitted with the letter but Dr. Smith is quite 
certain that the species is the Florida harvesting ant. This 
ant is a close relative of the common agricultural or so-crlled 
harvesting ants of our Southwestern States. 
ARGENTINE ANT ( Iridomyrmex hum! lis Mayr) 
South Carolina M.H. Branson (April 11): The Argentine ant has been discov- 
ered at Ganney. This is a new infestation. (Identification by 
Dr. M. R. Smith, A & K, College.) 
FIRE ANT ( Soleno-osis geminata Fab.) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (April 22): 'Ar. \7. L. Gray writes that a lady 
living at Natchez reported that fire ants had eaten holes in 
.two silk dresses. On account of the large number of nests on 
the lawn she stated that she was afrrid to allow her small 
children to play alone because of the vicious stinging habit of 
these ants. 
Nebraska 
AIT ART" (Jormica fuse a L.) 
M. E. Swenk (January 1 -April 15): Formica fuse a was found 
invading residences from out-of-door colonies at Lincoln April 
6 and at Omaha April 8. 
YELLOW ANT (Lasius inter.i actus Mayr) 
Illinois 
Nebraska 
V7. F. Flint (April 16): Somewhat more than the usual number 
of renorts of spring swarms of this ant appearing in basements 
have been received. In no cases has any injury to food stuffs 
or the woodwork of buildings beer reported. . 
M. H. Swenk (-January 1 -April 15): This ant was found working 
in decayed wood under the cement floor of a house basement on 
February 25. 
Kansas 
J. 1. McColloch (April 15): This ant is very abundant in the 
basement of a house at White Water, 
BLACK HOUSE ANT (j.lonomorium minutum Mayr) 
South Carolina 
M. H. Branson (Aoril 1): Numerous complaints have been re- 
ceived where this nest was troublesome in houses. 
