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ARrORVITAE 
ARBORVITAE LEAF-MINER U rgyresth ia thaleVLa Pack,) 
H7m» Middleton: The arba.vv.i ; ;a.3 leaf-aiiner is increasing at out 
Washington, D„ 0#, injuring arborvitae at tne Arlington 
National Cemetery . Va„, and in Chevy Chase,, 
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BQSBOOD LEAP-MINER ( Monax t hr opalpus tauxi Labou) 
W„ E„ Britton (Noveicber23 1! 1923)s A few "box plants are badly 
infested at Wat or ford* 
T7ra„ Middleton: During the past year the boxwood leaf --miner 
has become established in some locations in Washington, 
D, C», and pi-omises to be a serious pest, 
INSECTS ATTACKING- MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
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CASTOR-BEAN TICK (I:-.olgs"riclnus I, ) 
Don C» Mote (February 15); Two ticks taken at Mchler, 
Tillamook County, from the neck of a man. Specimens determined 
by Don C* Mote, and verified by Dr. Ransom. 
CATTLE 
OX TTiiRBLE ( Hypode rma 1 in eat urn DeVill.) 
Charles C Compton (February 12): The ox warble is not as 
abundant in cattle this winter as during the pact three years. 
HOUSEHOLD PESTS AND INSECTS 
INJURIOUS TO STORED PRODUCTS 
TERMITES ( R eMcul it erme s flavipes Kol. ) 
R d K. Pettit (March 10): This insect is becoming more and 
more abundant in Michigan everywhere and it is attacking . 
buildings in our cities more and more commonly. A few 
