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Florida. E. ".'. Berger (March 22): Termites -^cro recently (early February) dis- 
covered swarming in Gainesville. J. C. Goodwin, Nursery Inspector, reports 
that one of the sororities at Tallahassee is having about three hundred 
dollars 1 north of termite injury repaired. 
Kentucky. 77. A. Price (March 24): Many inquiries regarding termites have come 
from all sections of the State during the past f< ys. Termites ^ere ob- 
served on the -Ting at Lexington on March- 15. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 22): At Columbia a number of cases of termites 
"swarming" have been observed. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 23): Swarms of termites are appearing in various 
parts cf the State, and correspondents are reouesting information about the 
control of these insects. 
Louisiana. W. 2. Hinds. (March 88): Termite adults have swarmed in l?rge numbers 
on two or more dates in Ma.rch fcllc^ing warm rains. The general distribution 
and damage done by termites appears to be increasing ouite steadily. 
California. R. Bogue (March 9): II- lotermes minor Hagen and "otic "11 1 :rmes 
hes-perus B- -: nks have been reported at Santa Fe Springs attacking a large 
factory to a damage of £300, and much damage has been done to other manu- 
facturing plants in this vicinity. (March 22): A lrrge number of the houses 
in the area of the earthquahe show a great deal of d^ma.ec from termites and 
the damage will amount to thousands of dollars from this a"use -■lone. A 
large amount of this damage could have been prevented by proper construction 
and careful inspection ea.ch year. (Lcs Angeles, Earthau^ke srea, south_rr. 
California.) 
EUROPEAN EART7IG ( TorficuL- ruriculr.ria L.) 
Oregon. D. C. Mote (March .22): ■ Zemale earwigs were observer", with egrs the 
first vrcek in March. (R. Z. Bimick.) 
CLOVER MITE (B ryobia ar-etiosH Koch) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swcnk (October 20, 1932, to February 23): In Hall County there 
as a report of heavy invasion of a house with the clover mite durir. 
past winter, these pests remaining in the house all winter. 
AN ORTALID ELY ( An^.camp ta l^tiu::cula Loew) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (October 20 to February 2S): From Sarpy County c"me the 
report of the emergence of large numbers of the fly A^_ l?tiuc-culr 
house during the middle of November. Thr. rs .ago, in F y, we had a 
report of a similar sort from 7 C shin -.ton County. 
HOUSE CRICKET ( Crvllus domesticus L.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (March 22): ]'■ rcl 1 th( re w-^s - ral ; in an 
• ■ ■ rtment house in Augusta of the Europenn house cricket, G^ domesticus . 
