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INSECTS A^iCKIIIG MAN A 3J D 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
MOSQUI TOES ( Culicinae ) 
Oregon - E, E. Stage (September 18): Mosquitoes aro abundant in 
certain situations about the Portland area at this time. 
Anopheles pur.ctipcmii s Say and A. maculipcrn is Mcig. are 
readily taken from widely scattered waters of various types. 
Culex tarsalis Coq. and C. pipier.s L. are abundant about 
polluted water. Adult. Aedes vex-.ns Meig. fron mid-June 
broods still -persist and are very bothersome near Wahkenna 
Falls* 
SANS PUSS ( Culi^oides sp.) 
North Carolina D. G-. Eall (October 22): The abundance of the two dominant 
and summer salt-marsh sandflies; C. me Ileus Coq. and C. furens 
South Carolina Foey, is rapidly decreasing, their place being occupied by 
_C. cani thorax Eoff . .which will be the most abundant daring the 
fall season, 
Florida J. 2. Hull and W. E. Dove (October 12): Sand flies ( Culicoides 
sp.) were abundant about the Keys and islands in the vicinity 
of Tampa during different times of the year. This section is 
noted for tarpon fishing and the tourist fishormen suffer the 
effects of sandfly bites. C_. melleus , _C. furens , and other 
species of yellow sand flies are most abundant in the littoral 
regions of Florida. 
EYE GIJATS ( Eipoelates spp.) 
South Carolina W. E. Dove (October 20): With the dry autumn there has 
been a marked decrease in the number of eye gnats in the 
vicinity of Charleston. Daring last autumn they were especially 
abundant during the rainy season. 
Georgia J. B. Eull and W. E. Dove (October 9): Ey.e gnats, H. pusio 
Mall., were most abundant at Wilmington Island in the vicinity 
of a small ditch leading from an outside toilot. 
Florida J. B. Eull and 17. E. Dove (October 10): According to 
residents in the vicinity of St. Augustine, eye gnats are 
very annoying to ran in those parts. Y:.ey occur during the 
warmer months of the year. 
