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Mv.R. Smith (June 22): Taginoma sessile Say has been reported by 
T. F. McGehee to be unusually numerous and troublesome in the kitchen 
of a house at Holly Springs. This is the first report we have of 
this species invading houses. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 15): Ants, particularly ants in lawns and gardens, 
have been unusually troublesome the past month. 
ARGENTINE ANT ( iridomyrmex humilis Mayr.) 
Alabama Neale F. Howard (June ll) : The Argentine ant is causing considerable 
annoyance in the city of Birmingham, and many inquiries are made of 
the Bureau laboratory for control measures. 
California W. D. Pierce (May 3 1) : The Argentine ant is very bad around the 
entire Bay region, especially at Oakland, Alameda, San Francisco, 
San Mateo, and Palo Alto. 
ROUNDHEADED BORERS ( Phymatodes testaceus L. and P. variabilis L.) 
New York If. D. Leonard (May 24): Specimens have been received in the office 
with the statement that they were present in several houses and 
causing annoyance because of their numbers. (They probably come 
from an oak wood pile nearby) . 
BOOK-LICE ( Atropos divinatoria Muell.) 
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Illinois 
Indiana 
Indiana 
0. G. Babcock (May 9): A five-pound lard bucket that was washed 
last fall and contained about a pound of hominy flakes was found to 
be heavily infested with bo ok- lice. It was noticed that these 
insects were among the hominy and not upon the lid where there was 
the trace of lard". * ■ This is the first case of the kind 
noticed during the three years at Sonora. 
TERMITES ( Reticulitermes f lavipes Kol.) 
W. P. Flint (May 18): Termites have been very abundant in Illinois 
this season, and many reports of damage to buildings, both in the 
country and in town, are being received. 
POTJDER-POST BEETLES ( Lyctus linearis Goeze) 
J. J. Davis (June 15): Powder-post beetles ( Lyctus striatus Melsh. 
Stir ret t det.) have been reported attacking woodwork in several 
dwellings at Decatur. 
NAKED SLUGS ( Agriolimax sp.) 
J. J. Davis (June 15): Naked slugs have been reported as annoying 
in the cellar of a house in La Fayette. Last year these slugs were 
very annoying in 35a Fayette. 
