The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-01
MOSQUITO WHICH ACTS As
A DESTROYER OF ITS KIND

WASHINGTON, Aug. I2-Dr Charles Warden of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service dscoverer parasite
Uncinaria Americana, generally known hook germ
zess and whose address last December before Sanitary
ference of American Republics which told
ravages OF the hook disease social industrial and
conditions the Southern States attracted such widespread
has made another discovery parasite world which considered
by greatest Importance This the
discovery and isolation of what Dr. Stiles Agamoerms
culs otherwise known the mosquito parasite which
of mosquitoes each wear and which is believed under
artificial will superior
Kidding infested communities of these pests.
The discovery the result of accident hapazard
methods Some time ago the officers of the Public Health Marine
Hospital Service conceived the idea that time when
qutoes being subjected such careful study because of the
relations they bear public health especially connection with
malaria yellow fever and diseases of like naturehe mosquito having
been of the greatest
interest determine by what parasites they naturally infested
At the this determination authorities
convinced although without backing of had
make possible the elimination OF certain nonpahogenc
of which already known mosquitoes had
further practical bearing that believed that the parasites
of mosquitoes might multiply become important
factors N their determination
experiments by Stiles which followed this decision
suited The parasite isolated
The right of the title of mosquito DESTROYER
has been established All that remains done DR. Stiles and
associates rapid inexpensive
the sufficient number general Marshes ponds and
localities infested with the insects The mosquito destroyer will do
the rest.
Certain forms of parasites had previously been found in
larvae India Italy had been discovered
American mosquitoes until Prof John Smith OF Rutgers College
abdominal cavity of New Jersey mosquitoes One specimen hardly
condition to be of study DR. Stiles determined both
specimens arva roundworm belonging the family mertde
either to meris of DR. Stiles cstened the parasite
'agamomernis c,lcs."
The has habitat
the abdominal cavity mosquitoes infection taking place the
aval pupal stages of the growth of mosquitoes Mosquitoes
ected with the sluggish their and do
live long. Female insects infected do rot breed
The researches which led the discovery
ern cuic showed conclusivey that what generally termed "a
bad for nosquoeshat IS when the
their usual haun and places where they usually few
numbers the of conditions unfavorabe
propagation the mosquito destroyer Coponng when
the parasite breeds large numbers mosquitoes troublesome
Indeed what has already been learned
for this natural the the would breed
checked such numbers the
almost uninllabitable in certain periods of the year
1t admitted by Dr. Stiles and other Government that
considerable trouble will be popagang the
mosquito destroyer sufficient numbers general than
involved distributing of The gassopper plague through
farming of the West Although generally known
nevertheless that the Department of Agriculture by send
cultures of this plague points the Middle West and
where formerly general blight of all crops from
hopper thing have practically obvaed the
possibility of such calamties.
When regard newly discovered parasite
proceeded far and the of propgang the mosquito
reduced the considered posi-
bic that the Marine Hospital Service will take
active part practically exenang mosquitoes the United States
1t is interesting mosquito destroyer belongs to the
family of gordus or hoehair thing
thousands wrigging plants shrubbery and
on the following heavy and if this which has given rise