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CLOVER MITE ( Bryonia praetios ° Koch) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (May 5): The clover mite was reported the last 
half of April as very annoying in homes at Edinburg and Rushville. 
(May 26): Farther reports of annoyance in houses ""ere received 
from Converse May 16, LaFayette May 24, and Frankfort May 12. 
They ""ere reported as injuring lawns. 
Nebraska M. H. Swerik (April 15-May 15): Complaints of annoyance by 
the clover mite in houses, which were noted in the last report 
as beginning to be received on March 20, continued to be re- 
ceived until May 10. 
A GHAT ( Hi prelates sp. ) 
Texas D. C. Barman (May 19-24): On a survey trip to Laie do , Fie 
and Grand; City, ranches in northeastern Starr County, Missio, 
California Brownsville ,Falfurrias,. Alice, Eeeville, and San Antonio, ex-m- 
inations of live stock along the way was made and headquarters 
of several ranches ^ere visited to get information and make exam- 
inations. 
The gnats ,T, ere observed from Rio .Grands- City to Brownsville, 
more at Brownsville than any place examined. They ^ere found 
quite generally in windows of well-lighted houses a nd in one 
sandwich shop on the east side of town there were several hun- 
dred gnats and they would annoy customers to some extent. A 
kidney "on it was exposed in several fields and open places about 
town and a good number of gn°ts could always be raised. Mr, 
Barber reported them to be so bad at times in one field th-t it 
was impossible to work there during the summer. T^ey were re- 
ported to be bad at times over the entire valley and consider- 
able complaint ^is had of sore eyes from gnats, At a garage :" 
in the north edge of San Benito there "we're 
swarms of gnats and there was a suggestion of the conditions 
found during April in Co°chella Valley, California; one of the 
men stated that they are always b^d there even at times in win- 
ter. A few could usually he r-ised with baits about Beeville 
and they were reported to be quite bad at times. 
AMERICAN DOG TICK (D erma cent or variabilis Say) 
aryland and F. C. Bishopp (May 31): Several reports have been received 
Virginia of annoyance to people and dogs due to attack of ,r, ood ticks. 
CATTLE ■ 
: T FLY (Ha ematobia irrit*ms L. ) 
TirpiniSL F. C. Bishopp (May 31): Horn flies -re sufficiently numerous 
'.a a.nnoy cattle considerably in the vicinity of Burks Garden. 
The number per animal ranges from 20 to 500 with an average of 
- >out 300. 
