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HORN FLY ( Haematobia irritans L . ) 
Missouri. L. Hasenan ('September 2k): Horn flies have been very abundant 
I very annoying to cattle during the month. 
Colorado. 0. G. Babcock (August 27): Horn flies will average about 150 per 
Lairy cow in the valley -..bout Del Forte. They are not quite so numerous 
about Denver, 3erthoud, Longmont, and Fort Collins. 
POULTRY 
POULTRY MITE ( Dermanyssus gallina-a L. ) 
Colorado. 0. G. Babcock (August 27): The poultry mite is quite numerous 
about Del Norte, Fort Collins, and Berthoud, wherever roosts have not 
been treated. 
F017L TICK (Argas mini at us Koch) 
Georgia. W. E. Dove (Septenber* lU) : A poultry house on a farm in Effing- 
ham County was found heavily infested with fowl ticks. As this is the 
first report of the occurrence of fowl ticks in Georgia, and as the 
infestation seemed to be local, an attempt is being made to eradicate it 
Efforts are being made to determine whether the pest occurs elsewhere 
in the county. 
MONARCH BUTTERFLY ( Danau s menropc Fab . ) 
Maryland. E. H. Cory (October 5): Yesterday I went to Piney Point and 
marked with a green dye possibly 200 stragglers from the main migratory 
horde. The main body of the butterflies left Piney Point on the morn- 
ing of October 2 at about 1C o'clock. 
