New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

unexpected sources and the work Will be finished.
arrayed South Orange against the mosquito. Even
the school boys and girls are amateur entomolo-
gists They are put through catechism something
Psrent1what is the name of the common. or bed
Child-It Is called the Culex pipiens.
Child-They may be found alternating in cellars
mrEges see IN Rain barre will become CueS
pipiens II something is not done to them -
Chill. AnyGRheles punctil,p 9e 81, ,,.u,,
Child-They rest against the wall with body and
Parent@ff you should find one in the village what
ChiidyT would run at once TO the office OF the
Board Of Health and report the discovery
Child-They would send out the mosquito ambu-
lance and execute tho brute.
ment Society of South Orange recently issued a
most interesting circular OF information about mos
the mosquito out Mormons Mormonism and makes
the rabbit and cavy tribes seem like opponents Of
According TO South Orange statistics a mosquito
come wriggers or Larvae and In ten DAYS two
weeks from $50 to 400 mosquitoes spread their wings
and start off in search OF victims. a mosquito n
day old is fun grown and females three days old
lay eggs Inc ui, ~ tbu n taoe not DIG
II ia in New-Jersey. too. that Illustrations are
used TO strike home mosquito facts There IS for
instance the famous rain barrel nict1Ire II shows
a birds-eye view OF a bit Of the village. Under IN
caves of one house stands open rain water
barrel From it a swarm Of mosquitoes is pouring
forth. Most of them remain in the vicinity of the
rain barrel house. but the neighboTs also suffer
extent. The moral is obvious-if you keel
open rain barrel the "skeeters' are going TO
you up and II you let your nelghbor keep one
you will be troubled only in slightly less degree
one who goes into Newark across the salt
marshes is inclined to remark well. here's n town
that will hardly be able to tight mosquitoes; these
meadows entirely too extensive"
Yet 1t is not bad as IL seems DR. John r.
Smith the New-Jersey State entomologist. has
made n survey of the meadows and reports tina t
only per cent of the is mosquito breeding.
They are dryer than people imagine and the wet
breeding spots can be drained at expense Of less
than SO acre. Newark began the work Of drain
ing the mosquito ponds last year and the work viii
be continued this season.
Monmouth Beach is carrying extensive drain
ing operations In the salt marsh back of the settle
ment. The work is costing much less than was ex
pected. and great improy ement can be made with
tho funds i'm hand.
The boards of health OF East Orange. Orange
and West Orange have begun an anti mosquito
campaign on the lines followed so successfully in
South Orange Draining oiling and brush cutting
on vacant lots the most important preventive
stems Vaiishurg and Maplewood are also likely
10 do something Montclair has been at work for
the last three years. and is almost free from the
pest but the work will continue. Elizabeth has
already ditched 200 TO 300 acres of salt marsh
and will extend operations this year.
on Long Island the anti-lnosquito campaign will
be brisk this year. \ number of towns from ROs-
lyn to Huntington have decided to abolish breeding
places I'm their vicinity Several private individuals
have employed entomologsts 10 make surveys and
Law out q plan OF operation.
The work begun by the North Shore Improve