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BLACK BLOWFLY (Phormia regina Meig.) 
Texas. H. S. Parish (February 22): Larvae collected on January 5 -and 
kept under outdoor laboratory conditions produced adults on January 30. 
The larvae v;ere collected from dehorned calves and exposed to tem- 
peratures as low as 11° F. The fly was active during the warm. days in 
February. One case of myiasis caused by this fly was observed on 
February IS. 
BUFFALO GHATS ( Susirrulium pecuarum Riley) 
Mississippi. C. L-^le (March 22): On March 20 inspector N. L. Douglas, 
Grenada, wrote as follows: "Buffalo gnats have been showing to for 
about 2 weeks, especially in the overflow land and adjacent territory. 
I notice that they are showing to farther back in the hills than 
usual, as I have observed them on several occasions about 20 miles east 
of Grenada, ne = r the Calhoun County line." 
Arkansas. H. H. Schwardt (March 22): The southern buffalo gnat appeared 
in Miller County the last week in January. On February 1Q gnats were 
seen in Mississippi County and during the week of March 3 to 5 local 
outbreaks occurred in Mississippi, Craighead, Phillips, and Miller 
Counties. The gnats were most numerous in Miller Count v. Farm work 
was stopped in several localities, but no loss of livestock was re- 
ported or seen, 
BROWN WHITER TICK ( Dermacent or nigrol ineatus Pack.) 
Texas. H. E. Parish (February 22): The winter horse tick was very abun- 
dant on horses during the first ^a.rt of February in Menard County. 
Recent observations indicate that many of the adult ticks are leaving 
the host. 
HOUSEHOLD AND STORED-PRCDUCTS I IT SECTS 
TERMITES (Re ticuli t ermes spp. ) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee (March 23): The season for reporting sex forms 
of the common termite (R. flavipes Kol.) is now beginning and, judging 
from the number of reports alreadv in, the insect is not decreasing. 
North Carolina. R. W. Leiby (March 21): Complaints of termites swarming 
around buildings are about as common as usual. Swarming was reported 
first this season late in February. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (March 23): Several complaints reach our office dailv. 
The insects have been swarming for the past 3 weeks. 
J. S. Houser (March IS): A flight of adults at Wooster was 
