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INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS.. 
WINTER TICK (Deraacentor albipictus Pack. ) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (May 19): The ticks reported in the Insect Pest Survey 
Bulletin vol. lU, no. 2, p. 62 (April 193U) have been deternined "by P. C. 
Dishopp and H. E. Ewing as D. albipictus . This species is more widespread in 
western North Dakota than was at first "believed. It was found on cattle and 
horses May 13 in 3illings County. 
GOATS 
SCREW WORM ( Cochlionyia nacellaria Fab . ) 
Texas. 0. G. Dabcock and E. C. Gushing (May g) : No doubt the heavy loss of goats 
due to cold weather this spring is the direct cause of the superabundance of 
flies. A ranchman living 35 miles north of San Angelo, Tom Green County, re- 
ports 2,000 cases. 
HOUSEHOLD AND STORED-PRODUCT INSECTS. 
TERMITES ( Reticulitermes spp. ) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (May 22): Continued reports of damage by R. f lavi-pes 
Koll. come in from Hamden, New Haven, Stamford, and Madison. There are 
many serious cases. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (May 22): Termite damage has been extremely heavy. The 
actual amount spent for repairing damaged buildings would run very hifh. 
Tennessee. G. M. Dentley (May): General damage over the State by R. flavipes . 
Nebraska. M. II. Swenk (April 15 to May 15): Termites (R. tibialis Dks.) were 
reported from Clay and Hall Counties. 
A PTINIB ( Mezium americanum Lap.) 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stene (May 28): A beetle not previously sent in to this 
office was reported from a recently constructed bank building in Providence. 
The insects are being captured on the inside of electric fixtures in the 
ceiling. 
