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A DERMESTID 
Haiti R„ C» Smith (February 2 2): It was commonly stated in Haiti 
that coffee was not attacked "by any Serious insect but, largely 
through the activity of the market specialist, we have dis- 
covered several important insect pests. One of them is a der- 
mestid which I judge to h a species of Lasioderma. It was 
taken at Jacmel eating holes into the coffee beans in storage. 
Beans thus injured have been collected in many places over 
the southern part of Haiti, so it seems probable that this is 
widely distributed and that a pest of the first magnitude has 
been discovered. 
A WEEVIL (possibly Mylabridae) 
Haiti H, c» Smith (January 6): This is the first instance known 
to the staff of damage to hulled coffee beans in Haiti. A 
small sample about 2 years old was found at Jeremie to be 
completely riddled, A black bean in the lot showed typical 
bruchid injury. 
COFFEE BEA1T rTEEVIL ( Araecerus fasciculatus De3. ) 
California Hoy E„ Campbell (December 27,1928): 50 bags of green coffee 
beans arrived here (Los Angeles) in May, 1928, from Columbia, 
infested, but several hundred bags in the same '.varehouse from 
different countries were apparently uninvested, (Determination 
by Dr. E« A, Back, ) 
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A I 5TID (F . .Li . . b») 
Illinois Co C v Compi on ( er ed i . :. strands of 
raw tussah silk in Chicago factory, .' . \ t -ted £ .id. 
CAR] 1ETLE (Anl 
Illinois C* C ' i : to silk thread 
by 1-r 3 re .' . \'. Chico o. Larvae 
bore L to side : r corner of spool of silk, severing the threads 
by cutting a clean round hole. Spools of large manufacturing 
size. 
