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ANT3 ( Formic idae) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Specimens of Solencnsis moiesta Say, which 
: --".re reported as abundant in a kitchen, were received from a correspondent 
at Chunky in Newton County on October 11. Specimens of Mor.omorium nharaor.is 
L. were recently received from Greenwood in Leflore County and from 
Monticello in Lawrence County with reports that they were very troublesc ■ 
in kitchens. Camponotus herculeanus r>en..syivanicus LeG. was reported on 
September 25 as abundant on the porch of a home at Meridian in Lauderdale 
County. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (October 24): Very large swarms of Lasius claviger Poger 
have occurred in yards during the past two weeks in Lexington and Mt. Sterling. 
COCKROACHES (Blattidae) 
District of Columbia. P. D. Sanders (October 9): Complaints have come from 
several large department stores in Washington of cockroaches eating the black 
water paint from sign cards in their shop windows. Trap collections in one 
of these stores showed Piatt a oriental is L. to be more numerous than 
Plattella geriaanica L. 
MIEES ( Tyroglyphus sp.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Mites, identified by P. 17. Stafford as 
belonging to the genus Tyroglyphus . were abundant on scrapings from cured 
meat received from a correspondent at Vicksburg in Warren County on September 
30. 
INSECT CONDITIONS IN COSTA PICA DURING JULY - SEPTELiBER 1933 
C. H. Ballon, San Jose, Costa Rica 
('."•..less otherwise indicated, observations were made at San Pedro de Montes de Oca 
COCCI DAE 
Aspidiotu s camelliae Sign, was reported attacking pear on September 20. 
Orthezia ins igni s Doug, was observed on Thurbergia erecta at Santiago on 
July 30. 
ALEYRODIDAE 
Aleurocanthus woglum i Ashby was found during September and early October 
on avocado, komquat, lime, lemon, sweet orange, pitanga, citron, coffee, 
to tembilla, ylang ylang, and r-rapefrr.it. They were killin et orange trees 
at San Jose. The parsite Pretmocems rerius Silv. was observed ovipositing in 
larvae, but subsequent dissections discovered no parasite larvae, and it is 
believed that the heavy rains prevented mating of the parasites. 
Aleurothrixus howardi Q. was found durin A st and September on citron, 
lime, sweet oran e, and lemon. 
