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hands to keep then from the eyes. There were usually from one 
to eight or ten about the face. (This species is probably 
f lavipes . ) 
HOUSEHOLD AND STORED- 
PRODUCTS INSECTS 
( Reticulitermes sp.) 
Ohio T. K. Parks (June 22): Termites seem to be getting more of a 
nuisance each year as V7e get more complaints of their work in 
buildings. I visited a place today where they had built passage 
'"ays up the cement vail of a basement to reach the -woodwor . 
Indiana H. F. Dietz (May e,l): 3inc^ the middle of March a number of 
reports on termites infesting buildings in Indianapolis have 
been received. In three cases where severe damage vas done the 
species proved to be R. virgir.icus Banks. In three other cases 
which -.-rere examined the species \:as R. fl£vi,:es Koll ■ 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (May 15-June 15): Additional reports of damage 
by our common termite R. tibialis S^nks were received during the 
period covered by this report. One report received Lay 16 
lated to injury to the roots of corn shoots in the field 
Nuckolls County, and another June 4 related to *. truction 
ash trees in Lancaster County. 
;as J. '.','. ;:cColloch (Jun^ 20): During the past month damage to 
: has been reported from Fort Scott, Savonburg, Kan, 
City, Solomon, McSouth, Gy - , Dn, Vermillion, Pittsburg, 
and Bendena. A store building at Kinsley has been damaged. In- 
jury to ornamentals was reported from 
PS (Formicidj 
Mississippi R. '..'. Horned (June 25): Workers of Pheidolc dt _■ found 
infesting a house at '.Vest rcint by Dr. ... 
that the ants were observ re 
they southt out foods of a Alth 
raonly I ' foundations of houses or I in 
rotter, sills, this is the first cies has ( :o his 
attention as a bouse pest. Dr. Smith reports that the Bmall 
., has been obs 
. s in t ; ty. I • also b.er. re- 
ported from a number of other to-;.s. -ally 
of cugar, syru[\ jellies, the icin^ , tc. 
Ah' JIT (I_r humilis Mayr) 
Mississippi R. .. : (Jun. . Smith ob: r. . jus 
Tolumb; 
.re the first wt I id jbc . 
