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B0TFLI3S ( g-n.strr-hira s rxi. . ) 
Texas. D. C. Trrmrji (Octo'ber '5): Horse "bots havo "ocen rmtaoly p.cnrco this 
rear. Thf: first er^-vs or first o'bservati' ns were n'-ted a'^^oiit Soptcn'bor 
ly. Durinr tho next fo.w days aliout one-half dozen adult flies ^.TCro 
otservod and a fe^v e.^-^r ■',7ore de2;ositoa. 
0. G. 3cl3cccV (Oct^oer I5) : Stonach ootflios (G;. int'-^stinalis ) 
have "been dvpositine; e:; ;s at i.ienard for s'^ne tine and are still d' in.'j 
so. S:,Vi:s on h-^rses are fairly c^mn'-.n. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton ( Sopten'bor 29): Botflies have ann^^yed livestock in 
Garfield, Morgan, J-ii.ah, Millard, '.Yasatch, Hich, Tooele, and Salt Lake 
Coimties . 
HOUSEHOLD AND STORED-? HODUCTS I H SECTS 
GH/i:T/JIY T;eZVIL ( SltOkhiras -ranarla L.) 
Ne'" York. 2. A. 3ack (October): S. .;ranaria r/as recoiv-d late in Septen^or 
fron Janaica. 
New Jersey. E. A. Back (Octo'ber): Specimens wore received frori Jersey City 
the latter part of Septenber. 
Pennsylvania. E. A. Back (Soptonbcr 27): On this date specincns -.vere forward- 
ed fron Sinking- Sprin;iS, 'vhere thousands of then were reported to be 
swarnin;: thro-jch-^ut a h'-'use. It ^vas clained that they crawled to the 
hovisc fr--"-! a fl^-or and ■-:rist nill located cn adjoininr: property. 
SICE VEEVIL ( Si tophi lus oryzae I.) 
Mississipifi. J. S. Lee (October 2h) : The corn .at the South Mississippi 
Sxperinent Stati'^n at Pojjlarville had been dana^jed 20 percent by weevils 
before ha r ve s t . 
V/JIIED C;iHPET BEETLE ( Anthr enus verb asci L.) 
General. S. A. Back (October 1): Specinens of carpet beetle in larval fom 
have been received fron the followin^: places: 7'oodla'ATi, IT. Y. ; Pitts- 
curch, Pa.; Bait inoro and Braddock Heirrhcs, Hd. ; Detr-'it, Mich.; and 
Seattle, ?ash. In Seattle the inf estati^'-n v.ns so heavy that the entire 
h^^axse ^vas f-anii.:ated. Nunerous livin..-; larvae were fouiid after the f'oni- 
.cation. 
C/iPPET BEETLE ( Anthre nus scrcY-hula riae L. ) 
Indiana. G. E. Gould (October 20): Reports have been received fr-T. various 
parts of the Sto.te concernir.;;; occurrence of the buffalo carjjet beetle 
