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INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMAL'S 
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SAND PLIES ( Culicoides spp.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June ll): Punkies, or no-se~ums, are appearing in great 
numbers in the vicinity of Augusta, . 
Georgia. J. B. Hull (May); The number of < Sandflies near the marshes at Savannah 
has gradullly decreased during the month. The emergence of ^. cani thorax 
Hoff, is almost over, and C_. dovei Hall is beginning to emerge. 
Florida. J. B. Hull (May): During the latter part of May, particularly since 
May 2U, several complaints have been received from residents along the 
Indian River, the downtown district of Indian River City, and from Moravil- 
la. Residents of Port Pierce state that sand flies were worse than at any 
other time, except in July 193&* 
AMERICAN DOG TICK ( Dermacentor variabilis Say) 
Washington, D. C. P. C. Bishopp (June 2U): The American dog tick has become 
generally abundant over the eastern part of the country, A few cases of 
Rocky Mountain spotted fever undoubtedly transmitted by this tick have 
occurred in this vicinity recently. 
BLACK WIDOW SPIDER ( Lactrodectus mac tans P.) 
North Dakota, J. A, Munro (June 21): A female spider was captured in a house 
in Nelson County.- This is appraently the first, record of the occurrence 
of this spider in' the northeastern section of the State. 
CATTLE '" v ' 
SCREWWORM ( Cochliomyia americana C. '&. P.) ' 
United States. W. E. Dove (June $0): Por the .U- week period ended June IS, 
U,219 infestations of screwworms were reported from the peninsular section 
of Plorida, among 1+32,390 animals. In the southeastern counties of Georgia 
13^ cases were reported, among 31»371 animals. In the southwestern States 
82 cases were reported in the river valleys of southern Arizona, and 1,009 
cases were reported from the southeastern section of New Mexico. In Texas 
8,072 cases were reported from almost two and one-half million animals. The 
distribution extendod from the coast as far north as Wichita Palls and 
Lubbock. Small numbers of cases occurred throughout the western half of 
the State. The highest incidence occurred among sheep in Val Verde, Pecos, 
Sutton, and adjoining counties, where 1,263 cases were reported in the 
mouths of animals following the eating of prickly pear (cactus). In Plo- 
rida and Texas more cases resulted in the navels of newly born animals than 
from any other cause. In Plorida there were 2,6ll and in Texas 3»1^° sucil 
infestations. 
