Porto Rico 
Mississippi 
Oregon 
GENERAL 
STATEMENT 
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AN ANT, ^ALBAYALDE 1 ' ( Wasmann ia aur onunctata R ofeer) 
Arthur 3. Hosenfeld (June 23) : I have observed that the common 
ant of coffee groves, known locally as the above, is also about 
the commonest ant in ice boxes, seeming to continue active at 
surprisingly low temperatures, 
AN ANT (Eciton schmitti Emery) 
M. R» Smith (July 21): Today the writer saw hundredsaSf 
workers which had been killed by a lady by means of insect 
powder and the $1,000 guarantee powder. The ants had made 
a temporary nest under several flowerpots and when discovered 
were immediately killed. 
GERMAN COCKROACH ( Blattella gerroanica 1. ) 
Don C # Mote (June 17): In a household at Monroe. 
TERMITES ( Reticulitermes spp. ) 
T» E. Snyder (July 1): The following are reports of termite 
damage done to woodwork and contents of buildings in the 
United States from July 1, 1923, to July 1,192^; 
Alabama 
» 
2 
Mississippi 
- 2 
Arkansas 
- 
1 
Missouri 
- 7 
California 
- 
r- 
5 
Nebraska 
- 1 
Connecticut 
- 
1 
New Hampshire 
- 1 
District of Columb 
ia 
21 
New Jersey 
- 2 
Florida 
— 
5 
North Carolina 
- 1 
Georgia 
~ 
2 
New York 
- k 
Illinois 
'- 
11 
Ohio 
- 5 
Indiana 
- 
10 
Oklahoma 
- 3 
Iowa 
- 
h 
Pennsylvania 
- 3 
Kansas 
- 
8 
Rhode Island 
- 1 
Kentucky 
~ 
3 
South Carolina 
- 2 
Louisiana 
— 
k 
Tennessee 
- l 
Maryland 
~ 
3 
Texas 
- 5 
Massachusetts 
~ 
1 
Virginia 
- 9 
Michigan 
- 
k 
West Virginia 
- 1 
Indiana 
Texas 
FLEAS (Siphonoptera) 
J» J* Davis (July 22): Pleas in barns and in houses have been 
very abundant as evidenced by the numerous repcrfcts received. 
SCORPIONS 
3F» C. Bishopp (June): During early June several reports were 
received of the appearance of scorpions in considerable 
numbers within houses. 
