Maryland and 
Virginia 
General 
ryland 
Mississipj i 
-288- 
BUDBUG- ( Cirnex lectularis L. ) 
F* C Bishopp (August): Bedbug infestations of chicken 
houses have been reported from Maryland and Virginia, 
HOUSE FLY ( Musca domes tica L. ) 
Ft C. Bichopp (August): House flies have been rather more 
abundant and annoy in.- ., Virginia, and New Ycivr.than 
usual , 
AMSRICj . DG .1 .: ( Zerr::acentor variaoilis 3ry) 
F« C« Bishopp (July): Several reports have been received 
of dog tick annoyance to can and lir.als, i Lly In the 
Chesapeake Bay legion, 
CRINKLED C lagoa crisoata 1 .:. ) 
R» W» Harned (August 13)| Several complaints have reached 
the State Plant Board 01 : ice during : few d that 
children have been severely • an • by some odd-looking r:orns. 
The 77orns vary in size from l/2 to 1 inch long, are covered 
with soft brown hair, ilong t -ng 
worm the eh' a h use-3bop. The Plant 'S that 
■ La is the largal stage of the finkl - 1 ... 1 oth, and is 
most abundant in late &v . I poisonous spines 
under the soft brown hair :-. .. it very dangerous, and in some 
cases, physicians • to 1 t the people. A c 
fin er e stiffened for sev ral years by the 
..- Ox" this ins set* 
C . . 
District of 
Columbia 
Florl.l; 
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r opus annul: tu c .uller) 
F, C, BishO] : (..u-u t ): ~. t from I ton 
off- , ". . C* Cushing col. as of ti phs 
and adults) fro: in this 
reported by t . . , in 1913. ?'■ 
LI : 
Its p: " - Lculty o 
catio; : ty has 
tions t 
. ( b Poey. ) 
F« c. .'ishopp (July reral r 
annoyance 
