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A PODURID ( Rodura aquatica L.) 
Nebraska '.'.. H. Swenk (July 15-August 1): In Lincoln County a '.veil 
heavily infested with the springtail, Podura aquatica , so that 
the water in the horse tank and also the drinking water for the 
house is more or less contaminated with these insects, was re- 
ported late in July»- 
H U S I, H L D AND S T R 2 D - 
PRODUCTS INSECTS 
TERMITES. ( Reticulitermes spp.) 
Kansas J, ",Y. Mc^olloch (August 12): Termite inju^r to woodworm in 
n dwelling at Pratt was reported August 10, and two houses at 
Manhattan were found infested August 12. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (July 15-August 1): A report of injury by our 
common termite, Re x, i cul i t e rme s tibi alls Banks., in a flower 
garden was received from Douglas. County July 20, and the in- 
festation of a house/Holdrege, Phelps County, was reported on 
July 31 . 
EUROPEAN EARY/IG ( Porficula auricularia L.) 
Oregon R. L. Ringer (July 20): 1 wish to advise you of the activi- 
ties of the European earwig, which has become a dreadful pest 
on the Pacific Coast. It has been found in shipments of orange, 
tomatoes, and lettuce from California, so un- 
doubtedly it will soon be spread all over the United States, 
It seems to have gained a foothold on this coact less than 10 
years ago and now spreads from California into British Columbia. 
I'IRE ANT ( Solenonsis geminate . Fab.) 
Mississippi R. W; H?r-ned (August 27): Probably no species of ant, ex- 
cept the Argentine ant, surpasses the fire ant a.s a general 
pest in this State. We receive dov,ens of complaints every year 
in regard to itr, depredations. As an example of the ant's de- 
strud'tiveness, we should like to quote a letter from Mr, L.J. 
Goodg;une, one of our field inspectors, who writes as follows: 
"The fire ants are ruining the town, I can show you house af- 
ter house where ladies will chow you all kinds of clothes that 
have been ruined by the ants. In several places I have seen 
expensive dresses that have "been bitten full of small holes. 
The women have proved to me that the ants attack clean clothes 
as welx oo soiled ones. These ants are also ruining uphol- 
stery in furniture, and even attack people while they are sit- 
ting in chairs. " 
During the Mississippi flood the city of Greenville was under 
