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SCURFY SCiiLE ( Chionaspis fur fur a Fitch) 
Maryland P, D. Sanders (February 9): Sadonia hedge at Montibello, 
• ■ Baltimore, was crusted with the scales. 
HEMISPHERICAL SCALE ( Saissetia hemisphaerica Tar;g. ) 
Nebraska M, H, Swenk (October, November, and December, I92U): The 
hemispherical scale was reported attacking ferns. (January 
and February): About the normal number of complaints of 
infestation of ferns with this pest were received during 
the period covered by this report. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN 
ANDDQMISTIC ANIMALS 
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. MOSQUITOES (Culicidae) 
Connecticut . R, 0, Botsford (March 20): Heavy breeding in shallow pools 
at Westbrook, Pr6bably Aedes cantator . Early breeding 
record for this State. Larva is half grown, 
Mississippi I, W, Harned (March 25): On February 25, H, G-ladney wrote 
from Ocean Springs as follows: "Mosquitoes are very bad 
here. People say they &•*• never known them to be here in 
such numbers at this time of the year. Several people have 
remarked that they were blown in by a south wind." These 
mosquitoes were sent to Dr. L. 0, Howard, who replied as 
follows: "Doctor Dyar finds one male of Aedes sollicitans 
Walk, which, as you know, is a salt-marsh species; and one 
male and one female of Qui ex quinquefasciatus Say, the common 
iaih-water -barrel mosquito. Of course the Culex was a local 
production, but the sollicitans may have migrated from nearby 
salt-marsh, assisted by the wind. Sollicitans is known to be 
a great traveller." 
HORSES 
Missouri 
Texas 
HORSE 30T-FLY ( Gastrophilus intestinalis DeG.) 
E. Haseman (March 18): This pest seems not to have been as 
abundant as .usual this winter and spring, 
F, L, Thomas (February 27): At Nacogdoches this insect was 
noticed to be very abundant on the legs of a horse. 
HORSE LOUSE (H aematopinus asini L .) 
M, H» Swenk (January and February): An unusual insect 
