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^ exas E- C. Bishopp (May 23) : About- the usual number of cases of house- 
hold and .yard infestations of dog and cat fleas have "been rr.port.ee 
during the . -. (June. 25): Flea infestations of ' 
and out! - fciave occarred inrabout the usual number of cases 
throughout June. . • 
BLACK CAREER BEETLE* ( Attagenus ui ceus Oliv. ) 
Nebraska LI. K. Swenk (April 25-Hay 25): More than the usual number of com- 
aints have been received of injury by the carpet beetle, At! 
piceus, during late April and lay. 
LARDER BEETLE ( Dermeste s lardarius L.) 
Nebraska ;;. H. Svierik (April 25-Hay 25): The larder beetle, D ermest es lards 
rius .was reported during the last v/eek in April as overrunning the 
kitchen and pantry of a home at Utica in Seward County. 
POtDER POST BEETLES ( Lyctus sp. ) 
Indiana J. J.Davis (June 2): Powder post beetles, Lyctus sp. , have been 
reported destructive to buildingstirabers from Seymour, Hartford, 
Tevay, "Kappanee, and Columbus. 
SIL'/L.-pTSK (Lejpisma sp. ; 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 2k): Siverfish reported severely 7 damaging rugs, 
pes, and other furnishings, including doilies at Elnora. 
COMFJSED FLOUR BEETLE ( Tribolium confusum Duv. ) 
Texas i 1 . C. Bishopp (June 25): a number of complaints of this insect 
have come to the laboratory from housewives. They have also cause 
considerable losses by infesting flour and similar products in 
stoies where goods have been exposed for any length of time. 
CLOVER HITE ( Br y obi a pr ae ticc a Koch) 
Nebraska . . Swenk (April 25-Hay 25): A report of a very annoying infes- 
tation of a residence in Omaha with the clever mite. Br.vobia 
pratensis . was received during the first week in May. 
BOOK LOUSE ( Troctes ' divi^.atoria Mull.) 
P. C. Bishopp (June 25): A number of reports of book lice infest- 
ing furniture have been received at the laboratory during June. 
SUCKING DOC LOUSE ( linognathus piliferus Britton) 
Texas F. C. Bishopp (May 28): This louse is said to be quite common in 
the vicinity Lias du ; bhe spring, Fumerous cases are re- 
l 'ted by - . s f this ci I 
