INSECTS INFESTING HOUSES 
AND PREMISES 
CAT AND DOC PLEAS '( Ctg-oc.-phplus cm If Bouche and C. felis Bouche) 
Ohio P. C. Bishopp (August 27): Reported in many localities in the 
central States as infesting houses in towns and. cities and on 
farms. The abundance of the insects is probably no greater 
than normal for this season. 
. HUMAN FLEA ( Pulcx irrit-^.s L. ) 
Ohio P. C. Bishopp (August 27): Reported in many localities in the 
central States, as infesting houses in towns and cities and on 
farms. The abundance of the insects is probably no greater than 
normal for this season. 
A STINK BUG- ( Thynt-i custetor f a b. ) 
Nebraska I.:. H. Swenk (August 25 to September 25): It was reported during 
the first week in September that in Harlan County, in the vicinity 
of Orleans, great swarms of the stink bug Thyanta custator were 
attracted to the street lamps so that the walks around then '"ere 
a thick mass of crashed bugs, and the bugs also swarmed into houses. 
CARABID BEETLE ( Nonius pyaaaeus Pej.) 
Michigan . R. H. Pettit (August 26): I received today 20 or 30 specimens of 
a small carabid beetle from which emanates an odor similar to that 
of sewer gas. It is reported to be very plentiful in some board- 
ing houses at Ramsey- away up north. (September 8): To quote a 
correspondent from Ramsey: ,:T 7e are having trouble with an epidemic 
of so called 'sewer bugs' which are infesting our company boarding 
house and a few other houses in Ramsey. "7e are at a loss to ac- 
count for the source cf these vermin and would be glad to find a 
way to get rid of them. The character of the vermin is that when 
they are killed the odor is very offensive and analogous tc the 
odor of sewer gas." Also reported from Gogebic County. 
TERMITES 
Indiana J. J. Davis (September 24): Frequent inquiries have been received 
about white ants. Reports usually refer to injury to buildings. 
One correspondent reports injury to rhubarb. 
Kansas J. ~. McColloch (September 19): Two reports of termite injury 
have beer, received during the laot month. Much of the woodwork 
in a house at Manhattan has been destroyed. This house was re- 
built last year owing to termdte work. A report from Gardner 
states that the termites are just starting in the woodwork in a 
house there. 
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