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storknbill, x,*\d. -■•Li-- •;. Bra -.or ■ 'cod of these 
mi 'be a was drying up oa a vacant lot near a Lcube and the raitss 
were migrating to the house, which was a fine stucco house two 
years old. The mites were coming into the kitchen, "bedroom 
and bathroom and covering everything. 
A THRMITE, Reticulitermcs tibialis Danke 
Nebraska M, H fl Swank (October, November, and December,! 32*+) : Additional 
houses harboring an infestation with tha termite, Reiicral i t efraef 
tibialis , to these mentioned in my report for August were reported 
from Grand Island, Hall County, in early October, This same pest 
was reported as having destroyed many flowers during the summer 
of 132U and as having also destroyed wooden articles near at hand, 
in middle October, from Johnson County, (January and Pebriary) : 
An additional report of injury to a house by this common species 
of termite was received\early in January from Tfood Hirer, Hall 
County, 
LA^.DHR BSSTL3 ( Dermestes lardarius L, ) 
Massachusetts A„ I, Bourne (March 25): A few days ago an interesting case was 
brought to my attention of a lot of English walnuts fcund to be 
infested with the common larder beetle. Attention was called 
to this infestation when the shells were cracked and in several 
cases adult beetles were found within the ehells, apparently unable 
to get cut. In some cases the beetles were dead. From an 
examination of the nata s apparently entrance had been made by 
very small larvae, because there was no indication of noticeable 
entrance holes anywhere on the nuts or in tho seams. between the two 
halves of the shell. Apparently the larvae found food conditions 
satisfactory and carried through to the adult stage. The beetle 
to all rppearances was unablo to got out, In some cases wo found 
the live beetles in the nuts when they v,ere cracked, and in a 
few instances dead beetle's were found. It is known of -course, 
that this sp?cios has considerable latitude in its feeding habits, 
but this is the first instance which has been brought to our 
attention of this species attacking 3nglish walnuts. The infestation 
was rot particularly heavy, and possibly the reason can be fcund 
in the fact that the bceties coming to maturity inside the nuts, 
died before they could get out, and thus the spread of the 
infestation was automatically stopped. 
CAT AND DOG 7L3A (Ctenoce nhalu s can is Curtis and 
C. felis 3ouche • ) 
Nebraska M, H„ Srenk (October, Nov ember and December ,] 92* 1 ) : Several 
infestations of premises with fleas were received during 
October. 
