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I N S E C- T S I N F : E-3 T I N G HOUSES AU^D. PREMISES 
TERMITES ( Reticulitermes sp« ) 
North Carolina C 4 Hi Brannbn (March 14): Mr, 0„ 0* Dukes, County Agent, 
Robeson County, sent in specimens of wood severely damaged by 
termites. Mr, Dukes reports these pests attacking foundations, 
floors, and furniture in houses, 
Kansas J, ¥» McColloch (March 2): Termites have ruined stationery 
and supplies in the city clerk's office at Wellington* (March 10): 
Woodwork in dwellings at Clyde and Chanute has been injured. 
Considerable damage to a grain elevator is reported from Rush 
Center, 
Michigan R* H„ Petti t (March 15): The first sending of Retic ul itermes 
flavipss arrived today, from Grand Rapids, winged adults 
such as -will probably be coming in'for about a month now, 
from various parts of the State, These, of course, came from 
heated buildings, 
Mississippi K» L. Cockerham (March 29): Termites have been causing quite 
severe damage to some residences in Biloxi during the past 
several months. During Mirch one residence in particular that 
was called to my attention had to have all of the sills re- 
placed and all of the upright studying in the framework cut 
off about 8 to 10 inches above the foundation and replaced with 
new material, The ifcs'tal cost in repairing the damage clone by 
these insects on this place was quite high,, Numerous complaints 
from "flying ants" have been made recently* 
A TERMITE ( Kalotermes sp, ) 
Ceylon M nthly Letter Bureau of Entomology, No. 166, February ,1928: 
F. P. Jepson, Assistant Entomologist, Department of Agriculture, 
Paradeniya, Ceylon, made a special trip from England in the 
latter part of January to consult with Dr, Snyder in regard to 
controlling termites attacking tea bushes and the woodwork of 
buildings in Ceylon, Certain species of termites in the genus 
Kalotermes are primary pests of the tea bushes, and are doing 
extensive damage, Mr, Jepson returned to England in the first 
week in February, 
YELLOW AM 1 ( Lasius inter .jectus Mayr) 
Kansas J. W* McColloch (March 15): This ant "as swarming in a house 
at McPherson on February 3. Swarms in or near houses were noted 
early in March a t Wichita and Manhattan. 
