INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
■ MAN •' . " ..." 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
New Jersey and New York. W. Kande (September 22): The common swamp mosquito. . . 
( Aedes vexans Meig. ) and the; salt-marsh mosquito (A. sollicitan s Walk. )■ 
were not particularly severe this last season in New Jersey' and on Long 
Island, N. Y. , at least not up to the early part of September. 
New Jersey and Maryland. W. Hande (September 22): The northern house mosquito 
( Culex pipiens L.) was abundant and annoying late in August and early in 
September at isolated points in New Jersey and Maryland. 
Virginia. H. . G. Walker (September 25): Mosquitoes were very abundant in -many 
places on the Eastern Shore of Virginia during the early and middle parts 
of July. It was reported that they were killing wild ponies'' and other 
animals on Chincoteague Island. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (September S) : Mosquitoes, Culex spp. , have been very 
troublesome in houses at' Experiment for. 2 weeks. 
EYE GNATS ( Hippelates spp.) 
Maryland. E. C. Cushing (September 27): In Silver Spring eye gnats were 
troublesome during the early part of the month. 
CAT AND DOG FLEAS ( Ctenocephalide's spp. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August 20): C. felis Douche and C. cani's Curt, are re- 
ported from Augusta as being very., abundant in houses and lawns. 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stene (September 2l): A larger number of complaints than 
usual have come in from returning vacationists regarding the abundance of 
fleas encountered when they returned to their homes. 
Now York. R, W. Leiby (September 7) : The cat flea has overrun the State during 
the last 6 weeks, if complaints from correspondents are an indication of 
its prevalence. Many lots identified oy R. Mathoson show that the cat 
flea is the only offender. 
North Carolina. Z. P. Met calf (September 13): There have been more complaints 
of fleas than for many years. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 25): The cat and dog fleas are more abundant 
in farm buildings o.nd homes in all parts of Indiana than we have ever be- 
fore observed. Most of the reports came to us the last of August and in 
September. 
