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MOSQUITOSS (Culicinae) 
United States. F. C. Bishopp (August): Brain fever, or encephalomyelitis, of 
horses has appeared in serious epizootic proportions in the North Central 
States, especially in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. Heavy- 
death losses are reported. Rendering plants are unable to handle the 
dead animal's and .'the "farmers are seriously handicapped. The disease is 
also present in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Texas, Virginia, and Maryland, 
and probably .other States are involved. , It is important that all informa- 
tion possible on the relative abundance 'and distribution of various mos- 
quitoes and biting' flies be : 'gathered throughout the affected areas. 
Georgia.. J. B. Hull(July): Increased. rainfall during July has apparently in- 
creased the abundance and annoyance of the salt marsh mosquitoes Aeries 
sollicitans "Walk, and A. taeniorhynchus Wied. with the former the most 
troublesome..,' * 
Washington. H. K. Stage (July): Aec".e3 aloponotunr Dyar and A. cine reus Meig. 
were investigated about Lake Tapps, Pierce County. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 12): Mosquitoes are very abundant in the Delta 
area, in which an outbreak of equine encephalomyelitis is now occurring. 
Oregon. H. H. Stage (July l6) : A severe epidemic of the mosquito Culex 
tar sol is Coq. was ■reported from Lebanon. This species is seldom numerous 
enough to constitute a pest. A. vexans Meig. and A. aldrichi Dyar and Knab 
are not abundant : in the Portland area. In fact, samples taken at various 
points in Multnomah County give but 10 to 30 percent of the numbers taken 
in 1936. A.' vexans, "'which has been severe heretofore in and about Hood 
River, has been of no consequence this season. The so-called snow or 
.mountain species, A. communis Peg. , A. hexodontus Dyar, and A. aboriginis 
Dyar, have been reported as extremely annoying in several isolated dis- 
tricts throughout the Cascade Mountains. 
H U S B H L D A N D S T R E D - P R D U C T S IN-SECTS 
CRICKETS (' Gryi lus spp.-;) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (August 28):- Quite a number of 
home owners in Norfolk have colled, stating that crickets were very abun- 
dant in their homes and were eating their clothing. 
Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (August 23): A snail brown cricket reported from cities 
in western counties is particularly troublesome in front of stores, 
gathering on the doors and windows and entering the stores. 
Minnesota. K. A. Kirkpatrick (August 2k)i Field crickets are unusually abun- 
dant. 
Nebraska. M. H. Sweiik (August 20): Many* complaints of annoyance in and around 
houses by the field cricket have been received during the month of August, 
coming chiefly from Lancaster and Gage Counties, west to Harlan County. 
