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springs, mosquitoes (Culex sp.) have "bred in great numbers and 
have "been very annoying. 
W. B. Mabee (July 22): Mosquitoes are unusually abundant 
over the entire State this season. 
J. B. McEvilly (July 18): Mosquitoes are not abundant or 
causing any annoyance to residents in i.'.cComb. 
D. C. Mote (July 1): Aedes vexans Meig. and Aedes aldrichi 
Dyar and Knab began emerging about June 16 and apparently had 
passed the peak by June 25. The flood stags on the Columbia 
River is lower this year than in the -,>' j st year and the waters 
have been receding since about June 18, 
BLOOD-SUCKING C0NSNG3I ( Triatoma sangui suga Lee.) 
W. A. Price (July 25): The blood-sucking cone-noa«, 
T. sangui suga , was the cause of considerable; annoyance to 
many people, especially babies, in Lexington. 
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HORN FLY ( Haematobia irritans L.) 
L. Haseman (July 26): The hot, dry weather has materially 
reduced the numbers of horn flics throughout central Missouri. 
0. G. Babcock (June 12): Horn flies are becoming quite 
numerous, in some cases beginning to gather about the bases of 
the horns. Will carry from 100 to 1,000 per animal. Breeding 
conditions for the horn fly almost ideal. 
H0RS3 FLIFS (Tabanidae) 
L. Haseman (July 26): In spite of the drought during July 
horse flies have appeared in considerable numbers, causing 
much annoyance to livestock. 
W. B. Mabe« (July 22): Horse flies (Tabanidae) are .'. :o r:or: 
abundant than normally. 
STABLE FLY ( Stomoxys calcitrans L.) 
C. J. Drake (July 22): The stable fly is extremely abundant 
in Iowa this year. About 1,300 flics '.ere collected in a sweep 
of the net on the leeward side of one of the college barns this 
week. It is estimated that on an average 50 flies were resting 
on each brick on that side of the building. 
