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I T$ S E C T S ATTACKING M A IT A 11 D 
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MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
New York • P. M. Eastman (September 18): Owing to excessive moisture 
conditions, mosquitoes liave been ver3^ abundant for the past 
two months and were extremely annoying to citizens living 
in the surburban sections of Albany. 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (August 20): Mosquitoes are abundant at 
Auburn. 
Mississippi C. Iyle and assistants (September): The salt-marsh 
mosquito, Aede s sollicitans Walk., was especially abundant 
along the coast during part of the month. More complaints of 
various species ( Aedes aegypti L. , Psorophora posticata Wied. , 
Psorophora champerico D. & K. , Aedes atlanticu s D. & K. , 
Aedes trivittatus Coq. , Aedes sollicitans Walk. , aiid Megarhinus 
septentrional is D. & K. ) were received generally from over the 
State than at any time during the summer. 
K. L. Cocke rham (August 25): On the night of August 25 the 
Mississippi coast was subjected to an influx of salt-marsh 
mosquitoes. Since that date it lias been almost impossible 
to remain out in the fields or in grassy places. They are 
very numerous at picayune, a distance of thirty miles from 
the coast. The species concerned in this 'flight" are 
Aedes sollicitan s Walk, and A. t aeni o rhynchus Wied. , with the 
majority of them belonging to the former. 
EYE GNATS ( Hippelat es sp. ) 
South Carolina J. N. Tenhet (September 23): Eye gnats are worse thaii for 
many years. Sore eyes or conjunctivitis is almost epidemic 
among children in this community. It is very unusual for eye 
gnats to be so abundant and troublesome this late in the fall. 
Possibly the severe drought and continued heat are responsible. 
Florida W. E. Dove (September 17-20): Eye gnats (H. pusio Mall.) 
were numerous at Marianna, live Oak, Lake City, Pensacola, 
Panama City, and at points between these localities. They 
were present about the eyes of persons and the eyes of cattle. 
At different places conjunctivitis was reported by laymen. 
This species was commonly observed about the eyes of persons 
on the coast. According to fishermen, "sore eyes" occur during 
the fall months in the vlcinit TT of Mobile, Ala. 
