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INSECTS A T T A C I II! G MAN A N D 
domestic a n i m a l s 
man , . . 
Delaware 
Maryland 
Oregon 
California 
Florida 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinac) 
L. A. Stearns (June 23): A State-ride survey indicates 12 
species orescnt in varying abundance. Atmarently 'rill be a 
^ bod mosquito ye-r in sections of the' State. 
MIDGES (Chironomidae) 
E. N. Cory. (June 23): Troublesome at a vacation camp on the 
.North East Paver. 
D. C. Mote (Hay 18): A serious epidemic of midges is occur- 
ring around the lower shore of Upper Klamath Lake. Millions 
of the flies strike the wind shields and lodge in the radiators 
of autos driving along the Lake. Numerous cone-shaped swarms 
are observed pyramiding up from the bushes and buildings and 
other objects along the road. They alight on the sides of 
houses, on weeds, shrubbery, brush, everywhere. On the porch 
of one home near the lake several quarts of dead flics in wind- 
rows were observed. The porch had been swept the day before. 
Spider webbing on sides of houses and bushes catches the flies, 
making an exceedingly unsightly mass. 
H. Bogue (May 9): A great deal of sickness in Santa Paula 
and Ventura Was caused this month from a st>ecics of midge fly 
getting into the water supply and wells of this vicinity. Ap- 
proximately four hundred human cases have been reported so far. 
EYE GNATS f Hln-pelates spp.) 
G. H. Bradley and T. E. McNc.el (June 6): Hiiro elates sp. is 
very annoying at Gainesville, Lcesburg, and Zellwood. 
Missouri 
Nebraska 
CATTLE 
STABLE PLY ( Stomoxys calci trans L. ) 
L. Hascnan (June 20): Popular. ion's have greatly increased 
during the month. 
V. K. Swenk (June 20): Stable flies began to be troublesome 
about June 6, and have continued so to date. This is generally 
true over our southern and eastern counties. 
