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Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Many complaints of injury to houses have "been 
received during the past month from every section of the State. Winged adults 
were found emerging from the baseboard in a living room at Meridian, Lauder- 
dale County. 
A TENIBRIONID ( Tribolium maden s Charp.) 
Minnesota. A. G-. Ruggles (October 23): T. mr.de ns was found in lumber at Oxboro 
Heath. 
CEDAR 3ARK BEETLE (Pb loeosinus dent at us Say) 
Hew Jersey. E. P. Felt (October 23): The cedar bark beetle was reported as 
injuring rustic furniture at Montclair. 
CARPET EESTLE ( Anthren us scrophulariae L.) 
Illinois. w". P. Flint (October 24): numerous reports have been received of damage 
by carpet beetles, the numbers exceeding the average for this tine of year. 
PEA WEEVIL ( Bruehu s pisorum L.) 
Oregon. A. 0. Larson (September 25): The pea weevil was still laying eggs in the 
field on September 19 at Cannon Beach Junction and in a laboratory 'at 
Cor vail is on September 2b. 
CHESTNUT WEEVILS ( Curculio spp.) 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (October 18): The chestnut weevils (C. proboscideus Eab. 
and C. r ectu s Say) are very abundant in the southeastern part of the State. 
The grubs are very noticeable from the holes they make when they leave the 
chestnuts for pupation. 
HIES BEETLE ( Permestes vulpinus Eab.) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (October 23): A serious outbreak is occurring in a packing 
house in Columbus. The larvae and beetles are in cured hams and in the 
tirbers of one of the rooms. 
MISCELLANEOUS STORED GRAIN PESTS 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (October 5): A terrific outbreak of stored grain 
insects occurred over the State in general. Insects concerned are principally 
the granary weevil ( Sito-philus granaria L.), saw-toothed grain 
beetle ( Cryzao ,'h iln s _ sur3.nar e.1sis L.)» sour re-necked grain beetle ( Cathartns 
quadricoilis Q-ucr.), and confused flour beetle ( T r ib o 1 lum c o nf usum Duv.). 
Colorado. G-. M. List (October): The more common practice of carrying over grain, 
which has been followed the last two or three years, apparently has been 
responsible for a marked increase in stored-product insects, the granary 
weevil being the most common owe reported. Many small holdings of grain are 
being badly damaged. 
