. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. 376 Bulletin 83 ciously with the beak, especially if an incautious attempt be made to pick the intruder off with the fingers. A sudden snap of the, finger is the safest means of getting rid of one of these unwelcome bugs. While there are doubtless several kinds of this group native to the Southwest, of which probably Arizona has its full share, the writer of this bulletin has had no personal reports of injury, and only a single unlabelled specimen is at present in the University collections. At this juncture we will depend for local information
. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. 376 Bulletin 83 ciously with the beak, especially if an incautious attempt be made to pick the intruder off with the fingers. A sudden snap of the, finger is the safest means of getting rid of one of these unwelcome bugs. While there are doubtless several kinds of this group native to the Southwest, of which probably Arizona has its full share, the writer of this bulletin has had no personal reports of injury, and only a single unlabelled specimen is at present in the University collections. At this juncture we will depend for local information upon Dr. A. W. Morrill, State Entomologist. In a paper published in the Arizona Medical Journal, January, 1914, he says: "In many parts of the Southwest there is a large relative of the bedbug, known as the blood-sucking conenose, belonging to the genus Conorhinus, which is quite troublesome as a household pest. Other common names for this insect are "Arizona bedbug," "bel- lows bug," and "Arizona ; This is one of the species which contributed to the kissing bug scare of 1899, which 'encouraged by the newspapers,' says one entomological writer, 'resulted in one of the most interesting cases of widespread popular alarm arising from a comparatively insignificant cause, which has occurred in the present scientific and matter-of-fact century.' It is a fact, neverthe- less, that there is considerable evidence that the Arizona blood- sucking insect above named transmits pathogenic (disease pro- ducing) organisms. The sting of this bug frequently produces red blotches on the body, as reported by one of my correspondents, and in one case reported from Arizona several years ago the effect of a single sting is said to have produced 'red blotches and welts all over the body and limbs.' " Dr. Morrill further informs me by letter that the localities from which he has had such reports of injury are Fort Apache, Cotton- wood, and a ranger station
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