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individual was taken approximately one fifth mile distant from the point 
of staining and across a stretch of the Oregon Slough. Three days after 
Staining one individual was captured at the Rankin Airport, fully a mile 
away." 
New method of collecting eggs of throat botfly.--E. F. Knipling, 
Ames, Iowa, reports that he "has devised a very successful method of 
collecting freshly deposited eggs of Gastrophilus nasalis L. From a 
horsehide, tanned with the fur on, strips of a size to cover the jaws 
of the horse were cut and laced into position in halters. On this fur, 
So worn by the horses, the species readily deposited their eggs, in 
greater abundance we think than on the living hair of the host. At 
chosen intervals the halters are removed and the eggs are clipped. By 
this very helpful method it has been possible to gain accurate knowledge 
of the age of larger numbers of eggs." 
Army horses to be used in botfly studies.--R. W. Wells, Ames, 
Iowa, states that "Through the office of the Area Coordinator arrange-— 
ments were made for the transfer to the Ames field laboratory of five 
head of horses designated by the Army for destruction. These were trans— 
ported from Fort Des Moines, a distance of 37 miles, at a cartage cost 
to us of $12. The horses are to be used for making life-history studies 
on Gastrophilus. On one horse, in which, periodically, we are intro- 
ducing in the mouth large numbers of hatching larvae of G. nasalis, we 
plan to have a necropsy in about a week, hoping to gain some needed in- 
formation on the habits of the first stage of this pest." 
Widespread use of surgical maggot treatment recorded.—-Wm. Robin- 
son, Washington, D. C., reports the compilation of a card catalogue "of 
the names of doctors and hospitals throughout the entire country who 
have used the maggot method of treatment. * * * it is very interesting 
to find that every State, with the exception of Nevada, is represented, 
and that more than 900 doctors have used the maggot treatment. Some 
of the surgeons have been using the method for 2 or 3 years upon a con-— 
siderable number of patients; and with hardly any exception they are 
gratified with the good results obtained. Occasionally we receive re- 
quests from people who have heard of the maggot treatment and who want to 
get in touch with a surgeon who can give them this treatment. We are now 
able to give these inquirers the names of several doctors or hospitals in 
their own or adjoining State whom they may consult." 
STORED PRODUCT INSECTS 
Notes on cured tobacco insects.--According to W. D. Reed, Rich- 
mond, Va., "Tobacco dealers and manufacturers have shown much interest 
in the suction light trap. Various firms have purchased traps and our 
records indicate that on June 30 approximately 400 traps were in oper- 
ation in the bright tobacco belt. * * * The emergence of the spring 
