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HO USE HOLD AND STORED-FR ODUCTS INSECTS 
TERMITES ( Reticulitermes spp. ) 
Pennsylvania. R. M. Baker (March 2U) : Termites continue to "be among the most 
important insect pests in this State. Requests for information have been 
increasing. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (March): Termites were reported from Hagerstown, on 
March 6, and from Cambridge, on March 15. 
North Carolina. Z. P. Metcalf (March): Termites are more abundant in North 
Carolina than they were last year. 
Georgia. C. H. Alden (March 2^): Several swarms of flying termites were noted 
during the past 2 weeks at Cornelia., in northeastern Georgia. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (March 26): Observed swarming at Lexington on February 28, 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (March 23): Swarms have been reported from a few houses 
during the last month. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (March 20): Termites reported swarming at Ripley, 
Payne County, in the north-central part of the State. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (March 26): Termites reported in Starr County, southern 
Texas. 
ANTS (Formicidae) 
Texas. S. W, Clark (March 15): Scattered infestations of Solenopsis geninata 
F. on young citrus trees in Hidalgo County, southern Texas. 
F. L. Thomas (March 26): Cut ants have been reported as injurious in 
gardens and to trees and shrubs in Ar?.nsas and Travis Counties. 
PAINTED HICKORY BORER (Cyllene caryae Gahan) 
Ohio. J. N. Knull (March 20.): Numerous complaints of adults in homes have 
come from various places in Ohio, where they were emerging from hickory 
firewood in basements. 
CARPET BEETLE (A nthrenus scrophulariae L.) 
Montana. H. B. Mills (March 25): Requests for information on the control of 
carpet beetles have been received. 
LESSER GRAIN BORER ( Rhizooertha do minica P. ) 
Kentucky. 77. A.Price (March 2b): Large numbers of the less r r\in borer 
were found in the screenings of wheat at a Lexington mill. 
RICE WEEVIL ( Sitoohilus oryzae L. ) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (March 29): One very heavy infestation of the 
rice weevil on stored corn was recently observed in Aiken County. 
