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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20): Reports of damage to houses Uy g. jfbialis 
Bks. wore received from Buffalo and Dawes Counties, during the las* 
month. This is the first report in Nebraska from as far northwest as 
Dawes County. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (May 23): k large part of our correspondence deals 
with the question of tornite control. 
ANTS \ Formic idt e) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (May 25): What appears to he the. pavement ant 
( Tetramorium c aespitum L.) is causing severe injury to many eggplants 
in the Norfolk district. She ants hark t: e stems of the plants "below 
ground, causing them to die. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 23): Ants have "been frequently reported as ahun- 
dant in lawns generally over the State. 
Minnesota. C. Lyle (May 22): Ants in many forms are very ahundant. 
Nehraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20): Complaints of peonies heing infested with 
ants were received from Dawson, Greeley, and Redwillow Counties. From 
Frontier County came the complaint of the common Harvester ant 
( Pogonomyrmex occidental i s Cress.) working in a garden*. 
PEA WEEVIL ( Bruchus pisorum L.) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (May 18): An infestation of pea weevil in stored 
seed peas at Lelth, Grant County, was found on April 11. 
California. R. E. Cunpheel (May lU): Adults were numerous in a field of 
cannery peas in Marin County. In numerous small pods, some of them 
not more than 2 inches long, it was difficult to find a single pod 
on which there were no eggs, and many of them had 10 or 12. 
BROWN SPIDER BEETLE ( Ptinus hrunneus Dufts.) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (May 19): Millions of these "beetles were reported 
as infecting grain and grafn hags in New Britain. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 19): Specimens were received from Ross and Auglaize 
Counties with the statement that they were infesting houses. 
LARDER BEETLE ( Dermestes lardarius L.) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (May 22): The larder heetle is ahundant on meat at 
Saint Charles in 7/inona County. 
ANGOUMO 
IS GRAIN MOTH ( Sitotroga ' cerealella 01 iv.) 
Indiana. J.J.Davis (May 23): More than the usual numher of inquiries have he 
received regarding infestation of Angoumois grain moth in seed corn ana 
popcorn. Most of the inquiries refer to corn held over the second year 
in the southern half of the State. 
