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GENERAL 
STATEMENT 
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live stock fVonr those floas Lave come in from parts of Texas 
Arkansas 9 Kentucky^ and Illinois* Apparently the insects are 
present in about the usual numbers for this time of year© 
Harry F© Dietzb{Juiy 23) J Severe -outbreaks. of the c?t and c?f 
fleas continue to be reported from dwellings a r .d from buildings 
in Indianapolis and this vicinity,, At Washington we received 
reports of flea outbreaks in barns but no specimens have been 
submitted for the determination of these species., 
H c.c Severin (Jclyl5)' About J. 5 requests for control measures 
fcr fleas "-ere received during the last few days from various 
sections of the Siate 
M© H© Swenk (June 25-July 25)! Fleas continued to be complained 
of iflucii more than usual up to July 1D S when the trouble seemed 
to abate sud.dej-.ly, 
J© Wo McCollcch (July 15): Fleas have proved very troublesonaa 
in several houses at Manhattan© Reports have also been received 
of infestations in houses at Clay Center and Salina-> 
CHIGGERS (Trombicula irritans Riley). 
J© Jr, Davis (July 23V: Sir.ce last report chiggers have been re« 
ported as very annoying in lawns and shrubbery from New Albany, 
Bedford, and Danville© 
M. Ho Swenk (June 25~July 25) : diggers have bean unusually 
bad this July*, 
HUMAN FLEA ( Pule- irritans L 5 ) 
C« Ro Crosby (July C)% The insects make a sharp bite which swells 
aid itches very badly for a good many days 9 Reported from 
Blauvelt, New York© 
HOURGLASS SPIDER ( Lathrodect es mactana. Fab,) 
J. M. Robinson (June 3^)° $he hourglass spider or black widow, 
latbroclecMs mactan ^r female, has bs en sent in from Huntsville 
by Dr© F» S 3 Austin* of the u© S a Public Health Service, stating 
ihat several people have been bitten by this spider. He did not 
mention that there were any fatal ties, 
CATTLE 
HORN FLY (Kaema tobia irritans L. ) 
F© C© 3ishopp (June 29): The horn fly has been less annoying 
to live stock in most parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri 
