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Mississippi R. W» Earned (June 24): Dr. M. R. Smith reports that the 
tiny black ant, Monomorium minimum Buck!., seems to be quite 
a pest in Amory. The ants were noticed on the foundation • - 
pillars of many houses on which they formed conspicuous trails. 
He also reports that Prenolepis sp.* is quite abundant in a 
number of houses at West Point. On a number of occasions dur- 
ing the past two weeks. S. geminata Fab. has been taking 
flight from its nests. In a number of cases the ants have 
emerged from beneath concrete sidewalks and in others from the 
walls or foundations of houses. A housekeeper at West Point 
[ has been troubled by the ants crawling around in the bath : room 
especially in the vicinity of the water basin where the ants 
| seek water. It is believed that the ants are nesting in the 
wall. 
CARPMTER BEE ( Xylocopa virginica Dru. ) 
Kansas J. 7. iicColloch (June 15): Injury to farm buildings by c ar- 
penter bees has been repeated from Maple Hill and Parker. 
SILVER PISH ( Le-Q is ma saccharina L. ) 
Texas W. S. Dove and P. J. Prueger (June): At Dallas injuries to 
rugs, overstuffed furniture, and to cords suspending framed 
pictures were attributed to the feeding habits of silver fish. 
They were observed in a new residence having a brick founda- 
tion and hardwood floors. It is thought that they entered 
the house by following the drainage from the ice box. 
A PLY ( Aphiochaeta sp. ) 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (June 22): Aphiochaeta sp. has infested dwell- 
ing-houses in the mushroom district (Chester County) on sev- 
eral occasions this spring. These tiny flies came from the 
mushroom houses and outdoor manure piles near them. They 
penetrated ordinary fly screens and made themselves generally 
objectionable. 
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