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: SHEEP 
SHEEP BCT PLY ( Oe slam s ovia L, ) 
Iowa Carl Jc Drake (July 3): The shfeep gruo 3 Oestms ovis L* , killed 
a few sheep in Lucas County this sprang, 
ffOULTRYA 
ESNEOTJSE BEDBUG (jfelJ2gtpji£hon iB£^SSSS Euges) 
Missouri L«, Haseman (July 2^)2 Some poultrym-^n are having apparently 
unusual difficulty with the common hen 'bedbugs in their poultry 
houses. 
FOWL TlOKMC Argas miniatus Koch) 
Mississippi R« W. Harned (July 23): A complaint in regard to the fotfl tide, 
Arggs r^irJatus, was received from Bi?oxi, en July lb", No specimens 
were received c 
STICKTIGHT FLEA ( Echidnouhaga gallfnacea ^estw. ) 
Georg ia 
Texas 
i Alabama 
rENERAL 
XTAXEldSKT 
So E« McClendnn (July l)z A number of complaints of fleas on young 
chickens and cats have "been received at ThcmasTille* 
F« C 4 Bishopp (June ?5)j In many parts of 'Texas these insects 
continued to cause considerable losses throughout the month of June. 
They are even increasing in numbers in the plateau region iuaiwestern 
Texas, 
ANTS (Formicidae) 
J« M, Robinson (June 30)' Ants of various species have been quite 
active throughout the month „ causing irritation in households, 
as well as destroying poultry «- young chickens* 
I IT SECTS INFESTING HOUSES AN3PRSMISES 
TERMITES 
T» E„ Snyder! Termites continue to be reported as seriously damaging 
Tmildings, During the past year July, 192!4*-25 complaints of damage 
have been received as follows; 
Massachusetts 2 : West Virginia 1 
Connecticut 1 t Virginia 10 
New York S s North Carolina 3 
New Jersey 3 5 South Carolina j 
Pennsylvania b : Cecrgia 2 
Maryland 9 : Florida 1 
3>. o 33 : Ohi^ 12 
Delaware 1 : Indiana 8 
Illinois 12 
I cwa 1 
Nebraska 11 
Michigan 1 . 
Missouri 9 
Kansas 12 
Kentucky 3 
Tennessee 6 
Oklahoma 1 
Alabama 6 
Louisiana 3.7 
New Mexico 2 
Texas 2 
California 5 
Canal Zone 2 
Hawaii 6 
