New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-22

much OF the mosquito and the possibility OF its
determination has been known Thousands Of
summer resorts especially those along the Atlantic
Coast from Maine 10 Florida. have either lost
prestige out of business altogether because
OF mosquito annoyance. According to some
entomologSts, the mosquito is as useless to man
science has found it to be nothing more than a
transmitter OF disease and most persistent an
meyer.
CRUSADE BEGUN IN 1901.
The crusade begun by DIR. Doty In 1901 is perhaps
one Of the most vigorous record Five years ago
Staten Island ranked with New Jersey a mos
quito hotbed and home site II was looked
upon as joke. Persons living the island be-
lieved the mosquito was there to stFv and accepted
Its amman appearance with resignation.
When he first took up the work DR.. Doty an
nounced that within five six years. if he had
the cooperation of the community, he would
prove that determination was possible. He declared
yesterday that his promise 20 the people of Staten
Island would be indicated this summer. He said
he was confident when he first planned TO fight
the pests. that mosquito determination posi-
bic II scientifically handled.
Several months before the migratory trait OF the
'sollictans." salt water mosquito. became
known. an enthusiastic worker made desperate
attack upon the 'cuIex pungens" or inland mos
quitoes, that infested his premises Scientists had
maintained that mosquitoes seldom travelled more
than ninety yards from their breeding places. and
that If person annoyed the mosquito bed
must be close to his house. The man mentioned by
DIR. Doty followed his instructions closely empty
ing his rain barrel. filling I'm all small water peck
cts and spreading crude oil the surface of pools
that were impossible to drain, and yet he was an
noyed with swarms of mosquitoes. He informed
DR.. Doty that he had done everything In the way
OF removing the cause. and concluded naturally
That determination was impossible
THE STRIPE-LEGGED MOSQUITO.
DR.. Doty was somewhat puzzled himself until he
visited several places where every precaUtion had
been taken 10 prevent the propagation of the Gu
lex pungens." inland mosquito. He examined
hundreds of mosquitoes caught on the inland prem
ises and found that they were all "solcltans."
stripeegg mosquitoes, bred only the salt
marshes along the seacOast. DIR. Doty went into
found, among other mosquitoes. the sollictans."
DR.. Doty's discovery let in new light on the mos
practically established impOssiblity. The dis
covery gave vigorous impetus to the work of mos
quito determination and caused DR.. Doty TO begin
fierce attack upon the ''sollicttans" on the
marshes of Staten Island
Soon after outlining his campaign on the swamps
DR.. DOty met for the first time Professor John B.
mad given much time TO studying and experiment
Ing with mosquitoes. Both had been working along
the same lines Independently of eacn other, had
rived at the same conclusions and had accomplished
the same results.
An varieties of mosquito except the sollicitans"
SAID Dr. DOty, hibernate In insect form through
egg form and must be covered with salt water TO
develop into Larvae. ! realized after discovering
the migratory traits OF the soltcitans that the
major part of determination on Staten Island must
be accompanied by draining.
The work OF draining the marshes quite an
undertaking and needed a big appropriation.
might say paranthetically that the determination
of the mosquito especially the sOllicitans, should
be carried out under federal. state or municipal
INSTRUMENTATION OF Sl7, 600 was recommended bv
the Mayor, and the work OF draining the marshes