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them. Inquiries have besi received from all parts of the State. 
HORN FLY ("aem atobia irritans L.) 
Missouri L« Haceman (Jul?/ 2J); In central Missouri the horn fly has "been 
particularly abuacant and annoying to cattle, 
Texas . F* C. Bishopp (July 2h) : Observations trade in several parts of 
eastern and southern Texas during July indicate that the hern 
fly i~ not sufficiently numerous to cause severe annoyance to dairy 
and range cattle. It is generally assumed that excecsi-e horn fly 
abundance is usually associated with rainy weather. The condition 
this year, hc~Gver, does not hear out this assumption. 
Oo G-. Babcock (June 28): 300 to 500 p^r animal. Have held their 
own for seme time past at Gonora. Still remain mainly upon the 
sides s rhculders, and beneath the tail. Practically 90 to 95 P e ^ cent 
of the cattle have horn fly sores. 
SCREW 770RM (C cchlioroyia macellaria Fab.) 
Texas F f , C 6 Bishopp (July ?U)t Reports received during July from various 
parts of Texas indicate that the screw worm losses this year are 
about normal. Some localities in extrsme southern Texas seem to 
have had an unusuul number of screw worm ca^es and the losses have 
been rather heavy on sheep and goat ranches in the Divide County. 
STABLE FLY (St omoxys calcitraas L„) 
Missouri L. Haseman (July 23): In central Missouri the stable fly has been 
particularly abundant and annoying to cattle. 
POULTRY 
SLAY-COLORED BILLBUG ( Sphenouhorus a equal is Gyll.) 
South H„ C Severin (June 6): These beetles are abundant in certain 
Dakota sections of South Dakota and have been repeatedly sent in by 
farmers with the complaint that they have killed ■/. iny chicks» The 
beetles may become attacked to the roof of the mouth or to the 
outside of the head, neck. etc. 
I IT S E C T S I II ? E S T I IT C- F0USES AND 
PREMISES 
P0T7DER POST' BEETLES (l-rctus spp. ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 26): Another report of damage to burn timbers by 
the powder post beetles has come in, this being from 
Shelbyville on Jul;: .5. 
