The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-11
1.-THE NEWLY DISCOVERED
MOSQUITO DESTROYER
IT is A HAIR-LIKE WORM WHICH IN ONE STAGE OF ITS
EXISTENCE SEEKS THE LARVAE OF MOSQUITOES
e AND ENTERS THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY CAUSING
THE DEATH OF ITS HOST


The official that Natures mosquito destroyer
has last been found perhaps be ranked the greatest single
worthe special of the dreaded singing booducke
evidently provided by nature for the keeping down
numbers So fatal attack that the has
only be properly encouraged by simple and order
wipe out the winged scourge
Thus everything along experiment out
satisfactorily where all conditions have been favorable for the breeding
of Agamomermis-he mosquito destroyer But there much more
the Government scientists do and they busy pursuing their
The weknown rule of nature that every creature has its natural
enemy apply the little Agamomerm The fact that
and ponds there varying quantities of the
little worm indicates that their abundance is dependent upon
abundance lack OF whatever be found be natures
the The abors of the scientists directed toward
searches and inquiries all these points.
Just this parasite mortal enemy
of the mosquito government experts expect find
minute which the natural and fatal of the
quito destroyer The this identified the experts
start and study him with mnu to find out how he can
suppressed Here again. the Of the mosquito his
encouraged abundany possible
This then logically entails the searching for the OF the enemy
of the the of the mosquito with uppesng
hinl-"and ad infnium," in the words OF the poet
the Government Bureau by
ends with the discovery of Agamomerms but the starting
point of interesting and minute series OF studies and examina
of low life the mud bottoms and waters OF ponds MOI
must be expected that instantly with the that the
the mosquito has been identified will the sudden end OF
the mosquito pest 1t was years alter the scientists made the acua
of the curious little fungus which turned be the deadly
the grasshoppr before the Government Bureau OF noo
ogy found itself able to actually ship thousands OF bottles OF these lit
germs the farmers throughout the West be spnked about
the gassopper infected territories But when the crusade began
the end Of the grasshopper had come forever.
The problem has assumed vastly increased importance
the half discovery
the sole by which malaria and yellow fever conveyed
investigators parts world have been
making minute and elaborate microscopic studies OF the inside
works of these insects and ncideny to their researches they have
several parasitic animals that live within the body OF the
singing gnamost OF them tiny worms quite harmless to human
beings.
One of worms discovered by Dr. Charles Ward Stiles
the destroyer referred 1t spends OF its life while is
fully devo ped in the abdominal cavity the insects and
while thus sheltered works such havoc with the physical
Here then it would appear found the important natural
enemy of the mosquito AS such it is necessarily be regarded
waiting it.
This fact, precisely going The
lis be taken hand and propagd with utilizing
ge for the wholesale destruction OF mosquitoes 1t will be
using plague to fight plague somewhat in the same manner has
been done already by the Government Colorado and other
the West where nchbug and grashoppe have been nocud
with fungous diseases on wide scale However this instance the
mahumble it but if scientific testimony has any value
willing and most efficient worker in great
DR. Stiles should be explained is hemnthoog-
that the study OF important OF his business He
of parasites find about their habits So
right his make the remarkable discovery here described and
bestow long upon the mosquito destroy.
hreadike $50 he describes it, half inch long, which
looks like bit OF horsear than anything else and which
depend the mosquito for home during the arv period
existence though breeding accomplished outside in
mud of the bottom OF pond or swamp.
The worm when it has attained its full development leaves the
body bu itself in the soft
pend swamp where coils itself knot together with lot
other worms of its own kind Several different sorts of worms be-
longing the group" have this habit from which
genus takes the Gordureferng the tabled Gordan
By-andby the mosquito destroyer-the female that ayays
eggs which have the form white cord The cord breaks up
into segment and presently the tiny resembling delicate
threads are hatched
Coming out in the water the baby proceeds hunt for
mosquito arva If it sagnant pond swamp large numbers
immature mosquitoes commonly called wrgglers, be
swimming about and before long the destroyer tackles OF them
entering its body and making itself comfortable abdominal cavity
Feeding upon the vital fluids of the insect big and strong
the of the latter and pretty the unfortunate eeer be-
gins cken The maady of course ncurab and after while
Mr.. Cuex dies miseraby
Pursuing his mcoscopca study Professor Stiles made the further
interesting discovery that the which only about
twentieth OF inch long attaches itself the body of the arva
quito by boring through the soft tissue of the latter until the
abdominal cavity 1t is blind he found with hardly internal
re beyond mouth and amenay canal The duration of its life
depend somewhat circumstances but probably does
exceed three weekdurng which period Matched from the