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Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (March l): Specimens were taken from 
house dogs at Grand Rapids. This tick is rather unusual 
in Michigan, particularly at. this 1 tine"of 'year. (Dot. 
"by F. C. 3ishopp. ) 
Texas. Grady Kinsolvingj Publisher of Corpus Christi Caller-Times 
(March 3) ' "For the last several months this newspaper has 
^received an .unusually large number of complaints from resi- 
dents of this city regarding what appears- to he an unprece- 
dented epidemic of ticks, which are found not. only out-of- 
doors and in outhouses "but very frequently inside residences. 
These ticks are of various varieties, the most prolific of 
which apparently is the common red wood tick. All of them 
apparently are voracious feeders on pet livestock." 
HOUSEHOLD AND S TORE. D^PHO DUCTS -INSECTS 
TERMITES ( Reticulitermes spp. ) 
Illinois. W. ?. Flint (February 2k): First reports of termites 
swarming were received at Urbana on this date. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23) j Conplaints regarding injury 
from termites have ,been received during the last few months 
from all. sections of the. State. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 20 ): R. tibialis 3anks was the 
subject of inquiries received from Douglas, Dixon, and Daw- 
son Counties from October 21 to January 13. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (February 23): Termite damage in a home 
was reported from Farming ton and Brigham on this date. 
ANTS (Formicidae) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 20): During the first 3 weeks 
of January several complaints of annoyance caused by Las i us 
inter.jectus Mayr in basements came from Richardson, Douglas, 
Lancaster, and Buffalo Counties. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (February U): Ants are .causing annoyance 
to workers, and- are. invading food-products storage rooms in 
one factory at Logan. 
BOXELDER BUG' ( Lbptocoris trivittatus Say) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March l) : 7/e are already beginning to get 
complaints regarding the boxtjlder bugs moving out from their 
winter harbors in and around buildings. 
