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DOG FLEA ( Ctenocephalides canis Curt.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk ($5(#*JSQB.ry 15): During the second week in February 
several inquiries were received from northeastern Nebraska, from Thurston 
and Douglas bounties west to Antelope and Buffalo Counties, asking 
about the control of fleas, presumably C. canis , in houses, barns, and 
hog houses. 
RAT FLEA ( Ceratopryllus fasciatus Bosc.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 21): Rat fleas were moderately abundant at 
Montgomery on November 13, 1933. 
ANTS ( Formic idae) 
troublesome 
North Carolina. Z. P. Metcalf (February 19): Ants are generally abundant and / 
throughout the State. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 21): Ants were reported on January 8 as very 
abundant in houses at Birmingham and on January 22 as very abundant around 
fruit trees at Birmingham. 
TROPICAL RAT MITE ( Liponyssus bacoti Hirst) 
Texas. E. W. Laake (January 24): One infestation of rat mites was reported 
during December 1933 and January 1934 at Dallas and vicinity. 
Oregon and Washington. H. H. Stage (October and November 1933): The tropical 
rat mite has been a serious pest to C.W.A. employees in the vicinity of 
Olympia, Wash. They persisted on the bodies for some time and caused 
large welts and swellings in the neck and shoulder parts. These mites 
were also annoying in flop houses in Portland, Oreg., during October and 
November 1935. 
HORSES 
HORSE BOTFLY ( Gastrophilus intestinalis DeC.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (January 1 to February 15): A Dawson County correspondent 
reported prevalent trouble with the common horse bots (G> intestinalis ) in 
his locality during the early part of January. 
POULTRY 
A BLACK FLY ( Simuliu m occidentalis Townsend) 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (February 19): The black fly, S. occidentalis, is pupating 
in Plymouth and Sioux Counties. Infestation is very heavy in Big Sioux 
and Black Rivers and their tributaries. 
PIGEON FLY ( Pseudolynchia maura Bigot) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 21): Pigeon flies are moderately abundant . 
at St. Elmo on pigeons. 
