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Tsxas 
Haiti 
Alabama 
Idaho 
winter, Woodwork in dwellings has been injured at Eureka, 
Wichita, Kansas City, and Hunnewell, The woodwork in a hotel 
at Manhattan was undermined, necessitating replacement in several 
rooms. Cherry trees are being killed by termites at Almena, 
F» L, Thomas (February 20) : Termites reported as injuring 
the sill of a dwelling in Houston* 
Roger C« Smith (January 10): Termites ( Crypt oterrnes brevis 
Walk*, Nasutiterrf.es morio Latreille, and others;), ire a tremen- 
dously difficult factor to handle in buildings in Haiti 
(Port-au -Prince). The porch pillars of one of the main build- 
ings of the Haitian General Hospital are being replaced with 
cement ones. The wood pillars have been badly damaged. Covered 
tunnels from ceiling to floor have been built during the la&t 
few weeks in the main building at Damien. 
POWDER POST BEETLES ( Lyctus sp . ) 
J. M« Robinson (February 18): From Cullman we have had a re- 
quest for information on how to reduce the damage to flooring 
and finishings in homes from powder-post beetles, 
EUROPEAN EARWIG ( Forflcul ^ a uricula ria L. ) 
C, Wake land (January 22): The specimen of European earwig 
collected at Parman was determined by us by comparison with 
specimens obtained from Portland. 
Kansas 
Nebraska 
STORED -GRAIN I IT SECTS 
J. W» McColloch (February 19): Stored-grain insects have 
caused much damage to wheat and a re still abundant in bins and 
granaries. Much wheat has been forced on the market by in- 
festation of weevils. Undoubtedly heavy losses will occur this 
spring. Reports have been received from the following counties; 
Smith, Russell, Republic, Mitchell, Cloud, Washington, Marion, 
Greenvfood, Elk, and Johnson. 
M« H» Swenk (November 1-January 1): Reports of stored-grain 
pests working in the new wheat continued to be received until 
about the middle of November, .?hen these complaints ceased. 
The species concerned -ere Plodia i n t e rcunc t el 1 a Hbn. and 
Tenebroides mauritanicus L« 
Alabama 
RICE WEEVIL ( Calendra oryza e L. ) 
J, M, Robinson (February 18): The corn weevil has been quite 
active and has done its share of damage in southern and centr 1 
