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MOSQUITOES (Culicidae) 
F. C. Bishopp (May 23): Mosquitoes have been causing great worry 
to livestock in the Lott.om lands this spring. In some instances 
it was necessary to remove the cattle from the bottoms on account 
of the abundance of mosquitoes. 
TUMBLE BUGS ( Canthon sp. ) 
F. C. Bishopp (June 25): Tumble bugs are present in the section 
of Menard in tremendous numbers. They are completely breaking 
up the manure on the range, and in some instances they entered 
flytraps in great numbers. 
POULTRY 
CEIC1SN MITE ( Per many ssus gallin ae Redi) 
F. C. Bishopp (May 23): Chicken mites have caused about the usual 
amount of annoyance and loss during the brooding season this year. 
They have been worse than normal where active control measures 
were not put into effect. 
TURKEY GNATS ( Sinulium meridionale Riley) 
J. W. McColloch (May 2~[): Turkey gnats were sent in from Delphos 
where they were said to be causing some loss to chickens- The 
trouble was confined to farms on river bottom lands. 
INSECTS INFESTING HOUSES 
AND PREMISES 
HOUSE FLY ( Musca domestica L.) 
T. C. Bishopp (May 23): This fly has continued abundant through- 
out the spring, and has caused considerable annoyance about 
dairies and farm dwellings. 
EBBING CLOTHES MOTH ( Tineola beselliela Hum. ) 
M. H. Swenk (April 25-May 25) : More than the usual number of 
complaints of injury by webbing clothes moths have been received 
during late April and May. 
FLEAS (Siphonaptera) 
J. J. Davis (June 2): Several reports of fleas infesting farms 
and other outbuildings were received the past month from the 
southern half of the State. 
