New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-02
MOSQUITO WAR TO BEGIN.
DB DOTY LEADS FIGHT.
U1;U Invade Staten Island Monday
Nth Corps of Inspectors.

~ AIr,h II Dolly Health officer of the Port OF
New-York will begin his fight against the mos
ouitoes in Staten Island next Monday He says the
chief factor in the success of the crusade hes IN
tho hands of the people of the island themselves.
Dr. Doty. assisted by his inspectors. INTENDS 10
make house house canvass of the island ana
will confer with the school teachers and ADVISE
them to instruct the children in the simple means
of preventing mosquito incubation. At quarantine
Yesterday DR.. Doty said:
My only hope for the success of my campaign
the people of the Island shall send circulars ex-
planning the simple means of preventing the incuba-
pie lesson taught TO the children in the public
schools. All the crude oil in the country ana even
the cutting of the tall grass-whfch measures are
only palliative-w-.i do no good unless those living
on on their premises where the insects can breed
The idea of Kidding the island Of mosquitoes Is
longer Il Joke. The mosquito Is the vehicle or
two important diseases. namely, yellow and ma
a1a G s nd have h
ing of the federal and State governments as well
Mosquitoes cannot live without water depression.
They thrive more readily in spots where there is
Staten Island that has not some hole or pocket
found in my investigation last year that an old
rusty cake pan in the corner of yard was the
the mosquito does not travel far If family Is Is
annoyed by the insects the home OF the pests Is
After my the people s and i the 5g
c p petroleum and cut the tall grass which shell
tors the mosquito. l shall instruct the people what
will caution them about leaving the ram barrel
and the empty cans and flower pots about the
grounds A female mosquito lays about four hun
dred eggs which take eighteen days to hatch. In
a few weeks the Matched insects themselves Jay
eggs and there Is practically no limit to the mos
quito supply from tiny cesSpooI OF ram paIl -:
Ihe mosquito will! live and thrive IN any knd OF
water salt. fresh distilled Ire nithi!er ana
more full of organic matter it is the oe'ter VIII
the insects incubate. ,,,., -.
The mosquito can be cxterminated. This has
been proved in the Oranges and in other parts OF
New-jcrsey and Long Island where the people H9
nave been stimulated to work faithfully. shall
take one section Of Staten Island OF TOUR squnIt
miles rid ii Of mosquitoes and use II as an opJct
lesson for the people staten Island IS the most mos
healthful spot in the world II is admirably STU
ated from sanitary point Of yeW and nniaPaa
would disappear Immediately IL the rosqut.ttogi
wern exterminated But the people must 90 their
share of the work of eXterminattng -, ,
Engineers employed by the Board or iie;ltl Iia We
looked over the section OF Staten Island along inc
kills and over the lowands opposite the Nt~
Jersey shore They have made pTemlnaatrbyi re- .
mort and will make a complete report, Win q
month regarding the drainage and hihnG IN on
the land in those sections. shall ASK three puptc
snirited men who are interested in the mosqullE
question Of Staten Island to assist me IN me Mos
of public agitation Borough fresiue''' N''"
will be one Of the members.