Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
FEMALE IS
 MOST DEADLY
Mosquito Expert Now m Yukon Says Lady Mosquitoes Do
 Al Che Biting

Tho following description of th habits of mosquitoes and also th' habits ot the famous mosquito cX port who hos hccn m Che Interior win eivc Aassans somo idea of th' uaturc ol One rasts It a from th. Dawson News
 Harrison C. uuc A. M. rh D. of thc United States National Mu scum ol Washington. n. C.. who vls i,d Dawson 'o.t week. is one of Che rr,rtcl if not tac srcatcst. author. IIss iu thr world on mosquIioca uc hos devoted scars to Che study or Ono mosquito in various countries and under 1u conditions Hc camc tc the coast somc rmc ago to study thc r.st hc .nont much umc iu British Columbia aad gathered specimens no uU points cu route to Dawson Considerable timc was epent at Prince Rupert. and again ef White horc uc found Che mosquitoes quite common af Whtchorsc and sc- cured lU00 ol Chem thc-s The mos ouuocs hr believes. might hc re- du0.I IT not oy,crmuatci thcrc by proper drainage aui treatment oi Che water some t.mc ago am cx- pertinent uas made of trying to k.l tbrm vIfb kerosene. but r .s TO- ported Che oI uas applied the wrong way and uot nriuk'od and rcncr- an. distributed as lt should hayc been aud desired results ucrc not obtained
 N Dawson Che doctor secured scy- .nI hundred mosquitoes Hc would harc found .scm much moro uumc-- ols ou m. crooks espceely where th.rc ur. ro s.tt'emcn-r and utuc druraec and on che tundra stretches ol new creek. or moc,upIel areas
 Ot h. mruauIs of mosquitoes which m. professor cartu-ed,Iu Che Yukon he found one single mosquito which h. ..a-s.l as he.oas.ue Co thc ma.ara o.-rne eIaa. and nonc of thr other. n.r. classified as dsclee carriers which explain. in one way why Yukon |. .lru u healthy roun- ty I'm tno summer
 WhUe n. vas I'm nrvou Che doe Cor rouH bc .en almost any ume of the day or ,hc .na-lt night w.th Dts mosquito ran. Ue caught Che utue t.oas v.th botH.s Tho bot- ue .s placed over che specimen when f s at r. Whom Mr Mosquito isIr tt. ho,rc It e turned over and oors.d. and within d minute or two h. uc.umn. Latter tac professor place. .r.r.I of One mosquitoes on a pin and rhrs a,s,ere them to ifdc .arI. and nbea tl.m The mos quito dries r t.at he s preserved mu.t
 Dr. unr .I.1 takes many sperI mon. o. m..rurn .er tle plpao am. rHr ur,.r ue coud hc srp Irln.rm..t le.u- r.o Inc pools and oI I.... .hon. Dawson with mHe ..rr dnner rri stu.ncr catching hH...uIs oI Che vr.rrIcrE rr. .s.r o. tU. arI-rIcr .s preserved nner dr.ur ur uur win send % snrr. or n. sre..m.rs hc .s gather Ire or hs trip to Che Dominion .r.unr1rat a O.ava. and take th. o.h.r TO Washington to study In rou-r ol hts rcscarch work Hc uas eatei oyer fhc specimens he uurd hcrr and honos to como back rczf rrlr and ro One whole length Of tn- Yukon and io Che entire hioska roa.t and Interior .n time uo sees rrea. sers..c in ttc work. and Is convinced that Che mosquito con be driven ouf o. almost any country by proper methods. such ea were used at Panama and tn Cuba by che American roycmmcut whom it oi- minated yellow fcver In those zones. Tho doctor made fhis trip at h's own initiative and at much personal cost but hopes One government win be ahic to serl out mosquito cNpcdl- uon to Che North hereafter and he believes It aul pay and rct results ror ycar ur pur also studied but- terrts aul madc wonderful eollec- leeuons but he thinks it more uccos- s.ry to camp ou Che trail ot Che common enemy the mosquito. and sa making a lIie aght against Che Huns of Che winged world.
 Tho Yukon mosquito was found by Dr. ua r.o bc an innocent fellow compared to Che b.r buriy ruf.an and outau which bothered Che New Jerer mUorr.rs and nroic'arIot for rrr.. arG who at i'st has hccu nearly wiped ol. there by scientific and systematic warfare T.rcics campaigns urrr carried ou against Che n,me anarelsts I'm Che svampg homes
 nr Dyar Kindly wrote thc fol'ow- mr statement for Che News regard iur One mosquito. especially as hc found bm I'm One Yukuu
 "Where fnmace has boon caused good rule is to dnt identify yom cuurt The same applies Co niur ious insecfs
 Beyond Che tact fhat moslu.toc. were numerous nlonr thc upper Nu