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Ohio 
VER0NI_CA 
A FLY ( Dolichopus ramif ir Loew) 
E; W. Me ndenhall (April 26): This insect seems to feed 
on the veronica plants in the greenhouse at Painesville, 
but I have not ascertained how much damage it is doing. The 
grower thinks there is some injury. 
North Carolina 
Mississippi 
Utah 
I N S E C-T S ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
W. A. Thomas (April 13): In traveling from Chadbourn, 
N. Car., to Florence, S. Car., it was observed that 
thousands of dragonflies were oueratins: alone the highway 
over the hard surface, attacking mosquitoes and. other insects. 
In many places these insects were so abundant as almost 
completely to cover the front of radiators of uassing 
automobiles. Most of their activities seemed to be confined 
to the area just above the hard surface. In some places the 
dead bodies of these insects were thickly scattered over the 
roadway, having been killed by passing motorists. 
H. Gladney (April 16): Mosquitoes are moderately abundant 
at Ocean Springs. 
F. P. Amsler (April 17): Mosquitoes are moderately abundant 
in Hancock and Harrison Counties. 
G. F. Knowlton (April 10): Mosquitoes are becoming active 
at Kelton and Kosmo, and a number have been encountered at 
Loean. (April 23): Mosquito larvae are rather abundant in 
sloughs west of Corinne . 
Missouri 
Mississippi 
Mississippi 
HOUSE FLY (Itasca d omestica L.) 
L. Easeman and F. H. Johnson (April 21) 
was very abundant by the middle of April. 
The house fly 
H. Gladney (April 16) j The house fly is moderately abundant 
at Ocean Springs. 
A BUFFALO GNAT ( Eusimulium sp . ) 
E. L. Cockerham (April 5): These small enats have been very 
numerous and annoyine for several days. Around dusk a person 
can hardly remain outdoors. 
