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INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND DOMESTIC ANIMAL 
FLEAS ( C t eno c enhalti s canis Curtis et al.) 
New York E. P. Felt (July 23). "Cat and dog fleas were locally abundant 
the last of July at Yonkers, Westchester County." 
Missouri L. s Haseman (July 10). "The coranon flea has "been troublesome in 
some places, especially on stock farms. Some complaints have 
also come from cities where cats and dogs were not kept free 
from fleas." 
CHIGGERS ( Trombidium sp.) 
Missouri L. Haseman (July 10). "A plague of chiggers seems to have hit 
the State the latter part of June; they were so bad in some 
places that thoc-e who were susceptible to these attacks were 
not even safe on their lawns,. Reports came from all over the 
State. 
Maryland J. A. Hyslop„ (July 30), "Chiggers have been unusually abundant 
in Montgomery Coxmty this year," 
AMERICAN DOG TICK ( Dermacentor variabilis Say) 
Delaware C* 0. Houghton. "This tick is very common here this year and 
is causing an unusual amount of annoyance." 
ANTS (Formicidae) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 15). "Ants in houses, especially the little 
red ants, have been repeatedly reported as troublesome and 
apparently more so than in former years." 
. . HORSE FLY ( Tabanus costalis Weid.) 
New York H. C. Huckett. (July 10). "Present in large numbers and are very 
annoying at several of the bathing beaches along the shore in 
Nassau County." 
. . WAX MOTH ( Galleria mellonella L.) 
is 
New York G. H. Rea (July 12). "Old comb in cellars/badly infested at 
Ithaca." 
