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Mississippi M. 3. Smith (March).: D. Xt. Grimes found a new infestation 
of Iridomyrmex humilis Mayr. near Hoffman, Holmes County; on 
March 20. V,\ L. Gray found workers of Camoonotus caryae subsp._ 
discolor Emery feeding on sugar in a house at Natchez. This 
is the first time that the species has ever "been recorded as a 
house pest for this State. Solenopsis xyloni McCook appeared 
above the surface of the soil during Warm days in February. 
IT. D. Peets (March 21): Argentine ants are causing annoyance 
in places infested and which were not poisoned during the past 
year. 
SILVZRFI3H ( Le-pisma saccharina L.) 
West Virginia L- M. Peairs (March 24): Pish moths, L. saccharina , numerous 
in the breeding room of the Zoology Department at the 'Jest Vir- 
ginia University, Morgan town. This is a basement roo^ with an 
opening into the steam tunnel, vn& this seems to furnish warm 
conditions which attract and maintain, with the animal food, 
bran, and other starchy mixtures, conditions favorable for great 
numbers of the fish moths.. 
YELLOW MEAL "./OHM ( Tenebrio molitor L.) 
Wyoming J. M. Hobinson (March 24): The yellow meal worm was associa- 
ted with a .shipment of potatoes from Wyoming, found at Salitpa, 
Alabama. 
EUROPEAN EARWIG ( Eorficula aoricularia L.) 
Oregon D. C. Mote (March 25): Mr. Dimick reuorts the males have left 
hibernating quarters and arc above ground. They have been ob- 
served for several weeks. 
(A note which arrived too late to be 
placed in its correct order) 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BOISE. ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab.) 
Louisiana T. 33. Holloway (March 30): Pupae of the sugarcane borer 
have been found several times during the winter by E. X. Bynum, 
stationed at Ho una. The borer hibernates in the larval stage, 
but the extremely mild weather cf the winter apparently forced 
pupation. No adults emerged fro^ these winter pupae up to 
March 23, when two emerged fro-", pupae collected on March 12. 
This is about a month ahead of the usual season. 
