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SCBSW WOHMS ( Cochliorryia snn. ) 
General. E. C. Gushing (Sentan-ber): As a result of shipments of infested 
anirrels froT the South into the Northern States, the sere 1 - "orrr fly 
(C. aTTicana Gushing & Patton) gained a foothold in soutlrre stern Illinois 
rnd Ior'a, and in eastern Missouri. (October 26): He^ records of the 
occurrence of this soscies have "been received fror California, Kentuc 
ITe^ Mexico, and Arizona. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (October 22).' 7. J. Soicer, of the Bureau of Entom- 
ology and Plant Quarantine, and J. H. Bigger, field ent otologist, State 
llatural History Survey, Urbana, have located several scattered infesta- 
tions in Sangarron, Pike, Morgan, AdaTs, Fulton, and probably sorre other 
counties. 
Missouri. L. Haseiran (October 28): Scre^ ^orrr larvae '-ere collected by 
W. J. Soicer during October, both in northeast and in southwest Missouri, 
Oklahora. F. A. Fenton (October 19): The rate of spread of the sere*- "-oris 
across the State ha? sloped d.oTi, owing to cooler weather, but neverthe- 
less the nest soread into Tore northern counties and there r?s an increase 
in the number of cases reported, especially around Stillwater and Payne 
Counties. 
California. 0. G. Babcock (October 24): C. arrericanq is causing a number of 
infestations in the vicinity of Wasco and Baker sfield. CochlioTyia spp. 
are present and active also in the vicinity of Paso Bobles. 
STABLE FLY (Storroxys calcitrans L. ) 
Utah. G. F. Kno^lton (October 15): Tie stable fly has been roderately abun- 
dant throughout northern Utah this season. 
Florida, VI. G. Bruce (October 24): Stable flies "-ere observed as being pes- 
tiferous, but not abundant, in the north-central counties. 
Kansas. H. H. Brysor. (Sent ether 35): Stable flies ^ere exceptionally abun- 
dant and very annoying to livestock, esoeci" 1 " 1 .* cattle and ^ork horses in 
the field. Dr. Kelly believes this increased abundance is due in nart to 
the straw '-ashed uo in oiles by the floods during May and June. 
HOBN FLY ( Hapiratobia irrit^ns L. ) 
Florida. E. W. Berger and G. B. Merrill (October 22): An apparently unusual 
attack of horn fly "as noted on cattle on the eastern outskirts of the 
city on October 1?. 
W. G. Bruce (October 34): Horn flies "ere very abundant in all 
counties but irore especially in Taylor, Lafayette, Union, Bradford, 
Alachua, Levy, and Dixie Counties. 
