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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 20): A report of termites (R. tibialis Bks.) 
working at the roots of a tree in Harlan County was received or. Arril ^« 
On April Y] a report was received from Fillmore County of a residence 
infested with termites* 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (April).: Termites were infesting dwellings at Dallas 
and Fort Worth on April l8. Three houses" were infested at Corpus 
Christ! on March 20, and termites were swarming at Hearne on April 4» 
ANTS ( Formic idae) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April 25): Ants are reported as being very 
troublesome at Newnan-in houses and yards; killing strawberry -plants by 
loosening soil from the roots; invading hens' nests and killing hatching 
• chicks; and injuring boxwood at Griffin by loosening soil at the root?. 
Louisiana. H. C. Young (March 24): On March 24, a piece' of clothing in a 
hotel at Monroe was literally covered with several thousand fire ants 
( Solenopsis xyloni McCook). During the night the ants had congregated 
on the garment and eaten numerous holes in it. A few ants were dis- 
tributed throughout the room. The manager of the hotel informed me that 
they had been troubled with ants for several years on the ground floor, 
and that since last July they have been annoying on the Upper floors. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 23): Fire ants (S_. xyloni ) are generally 
abundant in all sections of the State, being especially noticeable in 
strawberry fields and in gardens. 
M. R. Smith (March 22): On March 22 a correspondent at pheba sent 
in winged queens of the fire ant S. xyloni . A correspondent at Colum- 
bus wrote of this ant, "they are taking possession of my strawberry, 
asparagus, and rose patches." (April 21): Carpenter ants of the 
species Camponotus caryae rasilis Wheeler were found infesting houses at 
State College, and acrobatic ants, Cremastogaster ashmeadi Mayr, have 
been giving telephone oificials in West Point trouble for a number of 
years. The ants short circuit telephone wires in rainy weather by re- 
moving the rubber insulation from the wires in the terminal boxes, as 
well as the insulating material back of the porcelain plate. At Stark- 
ville the writer saw hundreds of C. laeviuscul a var. clara Emery invad- 
ing an artificial bird nest. Many winged queens of Pheidole sp. were 
swarming at College Station on March 2o. 
BR0AD-H0RKSD FLOUR BEETLE ( Gnathocerus cornutus Fab.) 
Kansas. G. B. Wagner (March): During the month a number of adults, larvae, 
and pupae of the broad-horned flour beetle were taken from a flour mill 
in Kansas City, This is the second time this species has been taken in 
the southwestern milling district. One specimen was t~:ken from a mill 
in central Kansas in 1932. Data gathered since the insect was found 
seem to indicate that it came into the mill from some pat-ent flour, very 
probably returned from an eastern or southern customer. 
