The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-16
NEW ORLEANS MOSQUITOES.
Many Varieties Of the Pest, and one
Very Rare.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept I6-Enorts Of
the board OF health 10 suppress tbs. NOS
quito nuisance in New Orleans have been
seriously handicapped by the refusal OF a
number Of hOusehOIders 10 allow their
cisterns and other sources OF the mosoui-
10 supply TO be treated with oil. because
they do not believe in the remedy and
the board may appeal 10 the Legislature
for authority 10 compel h0usehoIders 10
allow their Cisterns to be treated in order
that they VIII cease TO be mosquito fac
tories.
There are 5000 open cisterns Of rain wa
ter IN New Orleans that are the chief
source OF the water supply Of the city.
and it Is asserted that the mosquito nui-
sance cannot be eradfcated unless the lar
vac 81 these cisterns are killed by the use
OF - Dr. Maize suggests-and IL seems
probable that MS suggestion viii De
adOpted-thaJ the cisIeTus be covered on
top with wire mosquito netting 50 as ID
prevent the insects from getting in 70
them 70 deposit their eggs
In the meanwhile the investigations be-
ing made into the New Orleans m0Sggi-
toes by Prof Boyer and Dr. keaZiC. IN
der the auspices OF the Board of Health.
have resulted IN shedding a great deal II
light on the subject The investigation
has disclosed no less than eleven ydTie-
ues OF mosquitoes in New Orleans.
There are three Of the Anopa eIes variety.
me proved ulsseminatOrs OF malaria The
other varieties are the Aches q very
small mosquito. the MeEarhernss. Of b,u-
lsh or GreeUish color and with Il long
curved back; the Ps0riDnerd Chata. a
very ErSe variety. with scales on its
legs, SLiCh Is known 10 exist nowhere
else ~ the United States except in New
orleans, and several varieties y the
OLleN, the ordinary, everyday muSCui.b
bI these varieties the most dangerous
are the aUOpnelcs- These tEa ,E5cr5,s
md do not bred in New Orleans. bCt
IN the SWamDs back Of a1sI around Inc
city. They are seldom seen in the CITY
unless a severe north or east wind blows
them in
The cutters are the chief. source OF the
mosquitoes, being responsible for 81 per
cent OF them These viii be treated with
OH Oluer the new drainage plan now
under way IN New Orleans and rapfdlv
De entirely abolished, and with them
Hine-tenthS OF the mosquitoes that now
llIr>J New Orleans The CiSterus Will
also 20 with the completion OF the wa
trEWgrks system proposed by the Water
ana Sewerage Commission The rfStprus
are now being treated with u dose of oil
ana covered with mosquito wire natrfne-
Ut Maize discovered that Afississiapi
IaNtr water as nearly as good for the
rIlllcaIlon or mosquitoes as oil the sui
pn3tyS and sand in the water preventing
lllr Matching OF the eggs. on the same
line, the meteorological experiments II
1T. ~, <IcHgharG nave developed the fact
t-dL tHe pdciluS OF typhoid cannot De
propaSated in Mississippi River water
Swamp water is found by long odds ne
cySt Tor the mosquito; and next 10 il
Ialh water. The anopheles are found IN
SEtat quantities IN the salt and brackish
water marshes along the Gulf Coast but
seem 10 diminish in number during
freezing weather.
BY TEST HAS PROVEN BEST.
Groves TasteIa,,S Chm Toni