Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-31

the crop, that is, to plant at the right
time, to give the crop good cultivation,
and to carry out control measures for
weevil gives the weevil an advantage
over the plant. Many of the tenants
are incapacitated by malaria at these
critical times in the culture of he
crop. The owner Of one plantation
said that the loss sustained through
malaria far exceeds that of the boil
weevil. In the case of the boil Wee
vii, only one crop suffers; while in
the case of malaria not only all crops
but all agricultural deelopment, as
we'll, suffer.
Suggested Remedy For This Loss.
The investigators found that the
mosquito which was the cause Of
malaria on the plantation studied was
the Anopheles quadrimaculatus. Say,
one of the species of Anopheles known
to carry malaria. The Anopneles can
be distinguished from other mosqui-
toes in the following way. The wings
of this Misunderstanding mosquito are
more or less spotted. The projections
on either side of its beak are nearly
as long as the beak itself. The easiest
way to distinguish this mosquito is by
observing it resting potion. The An J.
pheles when biting has it's beak and
head in the same line at an angle from
the skin. The non-malarial mosquito
or Culex, keeps it's body and wings
parallel with the resting place and its
teak is at an angle with its body, like
the letter 81" laid on its side.
On the plantation in question, the
malarial mosquito was found in the
house and frequently in the mosquito
bars over the beds in the negro cab
ins. AS a result of this study, the
investigators do not believe that the
screening of negro cabins would be eff
fective, because the negroes are
o,ro1nce oho,,+ lzoonino rnocpuitOeo ont
ct their houses and the presence Of
Misunderstanding mosquito screened
in with a malarial subject would prac-
ticaIly insure the infection of the en-
tire family. Negroes are usually care
less about going out after nightfall
Outside of work hours, on holidays, or
q night, the negro farmer is apt t.
&c at a lodge meeting, at the store, at
church, in a saloon, or in the cabin Of
some friend-in fact any place exec IT
his own home. This habit of congre
eating at night outside of their own
cabins would practically offset any
protection to them through screening
of their dwellings. The tendency Of
the negro to move about from place to
place, and his aversion to proper med
ical treatment, especially prolonged
course of quinine, renders the sue
cessful treatment of the disease with
quinine impracticable. Reduction OF
malaria the report concludes, depends
upcn the control of the mosquito-car-
riers of the disease. In the ultimate
control, drainage will probably play
the the greater part.
DR.. L. o. Howard, of the bureau os
entomology, U. S. department of agri-
culture, states that from a table com
prising p cities, it appears that two
thirds O the deaths from malaria in
the United States from malaria dis
ease under present conditions at not
less than one hundred millions of dol
lars.
DR.. W. E. Kinds, state entomologist
of Alabama u912), estimates mat .
100000 persons in the south are inca
pacitatad because Of malaria.
Prof. R. W, Harmed, state entomolo
gist, of Mississippi, says:
In my opinion the maIaria-trans-
hitting mosquitoes are by far the
worst pests in this state. I think that
their damage is greater than that 0.
the boil weevil, and most Of thu other
crop pests combined