. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). 12 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM to keep these insects out of houses on account of their small size. Dr Howard has listed these forms as likely to be disease carriers. ** These little insects ordinarily enter the house rarely unless attracted by overripe or canned fruit. The latter should be her- metically sealed, making it safe from injury, and stored in the cellar or other place comparatively inaccessible to the flies, as soon as convenient. These small flics can be easily de
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). 12 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM to keep these insects out of houses on account of their small size. Dr Howard has listed these forms as likely to be disease carriers. ** These little insects ordinarily enter the house rarely unless attracted by overripe or canned fruit. The latter should be her- metically sealed, making it safe from injury, and stored in the cellar or other place comparatively inaccessible to the flies, as soon as convenient. These small flics can be easily destroyed with fresh pyrclhrum powder. ^. / i I Fig. 2 Fruit fly: a, adult fly; />, antenna: c, base of tibia and first tarsal joint; d, puparium, side view; e, same, dorsal view; /, larva: g, anal segment of same; a, d, , much enlarged; b. c, g, still more enlarged. (.^fter Howard, U. S. Dep't Agric. Div. Ent. Bui. 4. n. s. 1896) Malarial mosquito^ This insect has always been with us. It is only recently that its connection with the spread of malaria has been established beyond question, though there has long been a suspicion that some mosquitos m'ght be responsible for this disease. Infect on by malaria. Medical men, best qualified to pass upon the question, unhesitatingly affirm that certain mosquitos are responsible for the dissemination of this malady. Malaria, like some other diseases, is caused by a specific germ. It is peculiar in that it has to pass through certain changes within the body of the mosquito before it can develop successfully in the human system. Moreover, malarial mosquitos are harmless until they have become infected by biting some person suffering from this disease. These germs may be carried by man in a latent con- 'Anopheles maculipennis Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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