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LAURSL 
A EUCOSMID (Po lychrosis rho if rue tana Kearf . ) 
Hew York. 2, ?. Felt (October 2j): Seed heads of laurel ( XaLv.ia latifolia ) 
were received from Long Island, accompanied by a statement that most of 
the seeds were infested by an insect, probably this species. 
LILIES 
AN APHID ( Rhopalosj-pk am. nymphaeae L. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 15 to 30): The waterlily aphid wae com- 
plained of as working on lily pads in a uool in Lincoln County on Septem- 
ber 21. 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC A N I M A L S 
MAN 
ANTS (Formic idee) 
New England. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (October 1- ): Carpenter ants have caused 
a greet deal of worry to property owners this year and reports indie? te 
considerable damage, especially in dwelling houses and camps. 
HUMAN FLEA (Pulex Irritans L. ) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (September 2b): The human flea was fairly common at 
Eort Valley this summer and, with the cat and dog fleas, was involved in 
the heavier than usual infestation of fleas reported for this locality 
during the summer. 
FLEAS ( Ctenocephalides spp, ) 
North Carolina. Z. P. Metcalf (October 1?): Report of a little theatre in 
Ayden badly infested with cat fleas (C. felis Bouche) and dog fleas (C. 
cani s Curt.), and bedbugs ( Cimex lec'mi larius L. ) , the first report of 
this kind I have ever received. 
CRICKETS (Gryllidae) 
Maryland. S. N. Cory (October 8): Crickets are present in a house at La 
Plata. 
Virginia. J. L. Webb (October Si): An. outbreak of Gryllus domesticus L. 
occurred at Lyon Park in September and continued into October. Enormous 
numbers bred in a public dump and Invaded residences for a radius of two 
