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Michigan R. H. Fettit (May 25): White ants are apparently becoming 
increasingly important in Michigan. In several instances 
large warehouses as well as dwellings have been almost a to- 
tal loss before the cause of the trouble was discovered. 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 23): Termite complaints continue to come 
in great numbers from all parts of the State. 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (May 25): Termites in houses in Birming- 
ham and Troy and on flowers at Alexander City. Swarming at 
Auburn May 24. 
Mississippi R. w. Earned and a ssistants (May): Termites are doing con- 
siderable damage to buildings in Monroe, Alcorn, Prentiss, 
J^nes, Claiborne, Grenada, Washington, Bolivar, Sunflower, 
Coahoma, Lee, Union, Hancock, Adams, Wilkinson, and Pike Coun- 
ties. 
A1TTS (FormieiAae) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (May 26): Ants were reported abandant in dwell- 
ings at Princeton, and Swayzee and in Hamilton County-. •■•■■■. In 
the lawn they were reported from Swayzee, Hamilton County, 
Indiananolis, and Ft . Wayne. They were reported as destruct- 
ive lo.st year to grapes at Akron. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (Apr. 15-May 15): Beginning April 24 and con- 
tinuing to date, there have been an unusual number of com- 
plaints of ants in houses. These relate to a variety of 
species, often in combination, principally Camponotus herci&ie - 
anus •pennsylvanicus BeG. , Formica fuse a L. , Formica rufa 
obscurj-oes For el, and Solenorssis molesta Say. 
EUROPEAN EARWIG ( Forficula auricularia L.) 
Oregon P. C. Mote (April 24): R. Dimick reports that nymphal ear- 
wigs are beginning to hatch (since the middle of the month) 
at Corvallis. He reports that the first Digonichaeta seti- 
•oennis Pall . earwig parasite emerged from the puparium 
April '20 at the Portland insectary. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
Arizona C. D. Lebert (May 22): The fals:c chinch bug has been ap- 
pearing in great numbers from grassy areas and migrating across 
lawns .and into dwellings in Phoenix, where, during the first 
part of May, they caused much annoyance. . • 
