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The wharf "borer, ITacerdas melanura L, , has been reported causi.- 
serious damage to piling in the harbour of Saint John, New Brunswick. 
7-, is species has "been recorded from certain localities in the Provinces 
of ilova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. 
The paralysis tick is more numerous than normal in certain secti: 
of southern Alberta. A fatal case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which 
is carried by this species of tick, occurred in the Manyberries section, 
and appears to be the first authentic case reported from the Province. 
Wasps have "been a very numerous and troublesome pest on Vancouver 
Island, British Columbia. 
Specimens of the black widow spider have been taken locally in the 
T "ictoria district. 
