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FIRS aNT ( Solenor>sis geminata Fab . ) 
Mississippi R. 7;\ Harned (March 30) : These ants are also very common in 
f loner and vegetable gardens in this State and often viciously 
sting people when they are gathering flowers or vegetables, a 
number of complaints have been received from gardeners in re- 
gard to this species recently. (Determined by M. R. Smith.) 
AN ANT ( Camponotus herculeanu s l< subgp. pennsvlvanicus peg. ) 
Mississippi R. ',7. Harned (March 30) : Specimens of this ant have been re- 
ceived from Yazoo City and Merigold where they were causing 
trouble to property cmers. No &l tawere received to indicate 
whether or not the ants v;ere infesting houses. (Eeterminedby 
M. R. Smith. ) 
AN ANT ( Camponotus caryae subsp. rasilis TTheeler) 
Mississippi R. '7. _ Harned (l,|arch 30): This ant has been received frcm 
Biloxi , i'asccgoula, and Starkville, where it was found infest- 
ing houses. It normally nests outdoors in cavities in the 
branches of trees or in insect galls. At Starkville, the en- 
trance to their nests was several small cracks around the win- 
dow casing of a bed room. The workers have been noted in this 
house since last summer. At the time the house was visited, 
alate males and females were appearing in large numbers on the 
window sills. The owner stated that the ants had given no 
trouble around the dining room or kitchen. Specimens found in 
other houses in this vicinity were noted to feed on sugar and 
to forage most commonly in dark places. (Determination made 
by M. R. Smith. ) 
IKSECTS INJURIOUS TC STORED 
PRODUCTS 
INDIAN-MEAL MOTH ( Plodia interwunctella Hbn. ) 
Nebraska Don B. 7,helan (March l6): A produce company in York, York 
County, reports much trouble with this pest getting into chick 
feed, corn-meal, walnuts, and cookies. 
