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SNAPDRAGCN 
^P.? r lP? ? ipP- J a. b* macula ta Thos. 
New York M. D. Leonard (August 1). "Considerable damage "being done in 
College gardens at Ithaca "by stunting cf the "bud clusters and 
deforming of the individual buds*" 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
COMMON CAT AND DOG FLEA ( Ctenoce ^ halus canis Curtis) 
Massachusetts H. T. Fernald (August 20) . "Recently fleas have "been very 
abundant in many parts of the State following the warm and 
rather damp weather of late July and have "been so troublesome 
as to attract considerable attention in many places." 
Indiana H. F„ Dietz (August 16). "Fleas in houses have "been frequently 
reported to date. Every report has been checked "back to the 
presence of either dogs or cats in the places." 
Central States F. C. Bishopp (August 22). "There seems to have been a marked 
diminution in the outbreak of fleas which occurred during 
spring and early iu~fber in the central States. All the, specimens 
examined were Fulex irritans , hut the trouble has extended 
eastward into the north Atlantic and New England States. 
During August house infestations were reported in a number of 
localities in that section. In the lots received Pulex irritans, 
Ctenoce-phalus cards , and C^ felis were found to have occurred, 
* Usually the cat and dog fleas occurring together and the human 
fleas alone. It appears however that cat and dog flea predominates 
in these districts." 
DEER FLIES "(C?j. -30; ? s~- . ) 
New York R. C. Shannon (August 7). " Chrysops vittatus was present and 
causing some annoyance at Conquest. Collected Chrysops obsoletus 
at Fairhaven." 
TERMITES 
Texas 0. G. Bahcock (July 29). "Considerable increase over last year. 
Sticks, horse dung, etc. are tcj.1 covered with the cemented 
dirt covering by these ants in the pastures." 
