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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 20): Complaints of annoyance by 
boxelder bugs cane from Douglas, Otoe, Lancaster, 3uffalo, 
and Phelps Counties from October 20 to February 20. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (February 2l): A very mild winter has per- 
mitted boxelder bug annoyance in homes and schoolhouses during 
most of the winter. 
BEAN WEEVIL ( Acanthoscelides - obtectus Say) 
New York. R. W. Leiby (February 25): At least the average number 
of complaints that the bean, weevil is infesting stored beans 
is being received from western New York. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (February 23): Bean weevils have been re- 
ported during the last month from Clarkston, Hamtramck, and 
Detroit in small lots of beans held for seed. 
SAW-TOOTHED GRAIN 3EETL2 ( Oryzaephilus surinamensis L. ) 
Nebraska. M. E. Swenk (February 20 ) : This beetle was found in- 
festing a cupboard in Saunders County on February 1. 
Utah. G. F. .Knowlton (February 23): These beetles were found 
in rice and one in a wrapped package of cup cakes purchased 
at Logan. 
A FURNITURE BEETLE (Anpbium punctatum Deg. ) 
New Hampshire. E. P. Felt (February 25): A furniture beetle 
was reported as seriously injuring pine flooring at Peter- 
boro on this date. 
A TINEID MQIH (Monopis crocicapitella Clem.) 
Washington. M. H. Hatch (January 21): Large numbers of adults 
appeared in September 1937 i n the living rooms of a house 
in Seattle making a considerable nuisance of themselves. 
Investigation showed they were breeding in an unfinished 
portion of the basement. 
BLUEBOTTLE FLY ( Qallrphora ervthroc ephala Meig. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): H. Gladney, of Ocean Springs, 
reported on December 17 that adults of C. e rythrocephal a were 
very abundant in three homes at that place. Larvae were very 
abundant in a shipment of beef bungs originating at Kansas 
City, Mo., when received by a packing company at Hattiesburg, 
