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PAINTED HICKORY BORER ( Cyllene caryae Gahan) 
Illinois. C. L. Metcalf (March 1^-): A number of esses of annoyance in 
houses where hickory for firewood has been stored in the base-:, nt have 
been reported. 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER TICK ( Dermacent or andersoni Stiles) 
Idaho. J. R. Douglass (March S): A male specimen taken from a human was 
brought into the laboratory on Ue.rch 6. 
BLACK WIDOW SPIDER ( Latrodectus mac tans Fab.) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (March 23): Black widow sliders are prevalent in 
the vicinity of Lexington. One adult female was taken from a new house 
on December 10, and in February five half -grown 'specimens were collected 
in the basement of the same house. A number of specimens have been 
brought into the laboratory during the oast few months. 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (March lU): Considerable uneasiness has been 
aroused in South Dakota over the black widow snider. Specimens have 
been sent in from many localities. One individual reported taking 20 
specimens from his basement, two of which were sent us for examination. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 20): A specimen of the black widow suider 
was sent in by a Frontier County correspondent on March 2. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (March If): Slack widow sniders have been observed 
surviving the winter in a greenhouse at Logan. 
CATTLE 
SCREW WORMS ( Cochliomyia spp. ) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (March 2n): The screw worm was reported as active 
on young calves near Auburn during the third week of Marc... 
Texas. H. I. Parish (February 22): Our records show that C. macellaria 
Fab. can survive temperature as low as 11° F. at Menard. 
CATTLE GRUBS ( Hyuoderma sou. ) 
Missouri. L. Baseman (March 26): In the central nart of the St=te most 
of the grubs of the ox warble h^ve now left the backs of cattle. 
Kansas. H. R. Bpvson (March 25): An examination of cttle in Fj 11 ■ - -. 
and Comanche Counties on March 1-U showed that the larvae of H. lineatum 
DeVill. had not all dronned from the animals. 
Texas. H. S. Parish (February 22): Heel flies were v rv active 
February. The first activity was noted on February U. 
