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Arizona Arizona Stews Letter Vol. 3, ITo. 8 (August 31): Teimites or 
"white ants" damaged a rug in a Phoenix residence by completely 
eating out the fiber material. They gained entrance near the 
fireplace and before their presence "/as discovered had started 
work on the rug. 
CQCKKOACHES 
Indiana J. J. Davis (September 24): Cockroaches were becoming so abund- 
ant and annoying in the business section of one city in southern 
Indiana that a request for a control demonstration was made. The 
demonstration proved very effective. 
Kansas J. W. McColloch (September 15): Cockroaches have been reported 
abundant in houses at Wichita and Topeka. A very heavy infesta- 
tion was found in a cafe at Manhattan. 
SLUGS 
Indiana J. J. Davis (September 24): Slugs have been reported recently as 
troublesome in cellars. 
HOUSE FLY (Musca do mestica L. ) 
Ohio F. C. Bishopp (August 27): The house fly, which was very abundant 
and troublesome during July and early August, has decreased con- 
siderably in numbers at this date. About the usual number of 
cases of dysentry have occurred this summer and many of them seem 
traceable to contamination of food ay house flies, especially dur- 
ing picnics. 
Texas 0. G. Bibcock (September 3): For the last two weeks the house fly 
has oeen more numerous than normally at Sonora for this season of 
the year. 
POWDER-POST BEETLES (Bostrichidae) 
Nebraska 11. H. Swenk (August 25 to September 25): From Merrick County early 
in September came a report of the destruction of a cattle barn made 
mostly of ecttonweod lumber by powder- post beetles. 
