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BEDBUG ( Cimex l ectularius L. ) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (April 10): An unusually large number of requests f 
information concerning destruction of bedbugs were received by us during the 
past v.lnter. 
CL0V1R MITE ( Bryobia nraetiosa Koch) 
Connecticut. v7. S. Britton (April 22): The clover mite was found crawling about 
over papers in a small wood office building remodeled from an old stable at 
Madison. The owner thought that possibly it was a stable pest. Eggs of this 
mite were also received from 'Jest Haven on bark of red pino, in 'February. 
BOXELDER BUG- ( Leptocoris trivittatus Say) 
Maryland. E. l\. Cory (April 21): The boxelder plant bug continues to be seen 
in numerous places. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (April 25): Many inquiries concerning the ravages of 
the boxelder bug are continuing to come into the office, as the pest is be- 
coming active and crawling about the premises again with the approach of warm 
weather. Last sumner seems to have been one of the most severe - boxelder bug 
years we have had in Wisconsin, according to our records, for many years. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (April 10): Boxelder bugs are more abundant than 
usual and giving us considerable trouble because they are invading homes. 
Eastern third. 
3R0J1! SPIDER BEETLE ( Btinus brunneus Dafts.) 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (April 10): (Farmers State Bank of Jay Em) — A customer 
of ours brought these insects to us and asked that we send them in. It seems 
that swarms of these insects are around their yard and in their house a.nd 
other buildings. They have tried every way that they know of to get rid of 
them in the house but do not have any success. ***This is the first year 
that these insects have appeared there. A residence just across the road 
from them is not bothered with them at all. These people are very clean and 
their premises are kept well cleaned up. They do not have any cattle yards 
or barns near the house. They did get some soil from a water hole to fill in 
a place that blowed out in their yard and they thought that these bugs might 
have come from that soil although the party living across the road from them 
also got some of this same soil and does not have any of these bugs around. 
ARGENTINE AM! ( Iridomyrmex humilis Mayr) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 21): The Argentine ant is moderately abundant in 
houses in Demopolis. 
DOG FLEA ( Ctenoceiohalides canis Curt. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 25 to April 20): On April 1, a Polk County cor- 
respondent reported that he noticed fleas (C. canis ) on his place for the 
first time last August. Vfoen cold weather started they stopped bothering, 
but were again annoying beginning the last week in March. 
BLACK 'JID07 SIIDER ( LaBrrodecte s mactans Fab.) 
California. R. Bogue (April ?): Quite a few black widow- spiders, L. mactans . 
are being found at this time. They have appeared somewhat earlier this 
year. 
