. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 42 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. February 8, INSECT NOTES. SUGGESTIONS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL IN A WEST INDIAN ISLAND. I A'o/di from, a report to the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture bv the Entomologist '/ this Depurtment after a visit to Grenada.'\ At the request ol the proprietor of a certain estate I went to see what advice could be offered in connexion with moEquito control. The managers and their families on this estate have suffered to such an extent from malaria that the proprietor desires to take such ste
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 42 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. February 8, INSECT NOTES. SUGGESTIONS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL IN A WEST INDIAN ISLAND. I A'o/di from, a report to the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture bv the Entomologist '/ this Depurtment after a visit to Grenada.'\ At the request ol the proprietor of a certain estate I went to see what advice could be offered in connexion with moEquito control. The managers and their families on this estate have suffered to such an extent from malaria that the proprietor desires to take such steps as may be necessary to render the place free from this disease, and to protect the managers and their families from attacks by the malaria mosquitoes I did not collect mosquitoes, but merely went over the place with a view to as to mosquito control. Mostjuito control with a view to the preventing of malaria falls under two general heads :— (a) Prevention of attacks of mosquitoes. (bi Elimination of mosquitoes from the vicinity of dwell- ing places. In discuss-ng the siluiiliou i recommended mosquito- prooling the manager's house with suitable wire-gauze. For purp"5e brass or copper wire-ganze, 20 mesh, would be most satisfactory. The manager's house in 'Hiestion might be easily screened. In order for such screening to be effective, all doors, windows, ventilators, and similar openings should be screened, and any cracks, knot holes in the lumber, or similar sccidental apertures should be carefully covered. Screen doors should be provided with springs for closing them imiriedlately, and with a spring catch to fasten and hold them shut- The kitchen should be screeqed also, with a screen door between the kitchen and other parts of the house. The anopheles mosquito Hies from before sun- set to about , and during this time every precau- tion -should be taken to prevent the entrance of mos- quitoes into the house, and to prevent mosrjuitoes from
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