The Monte Vista journal., 1920-05-22
OPP0~rrsOx ClHlaDm NON
QUtTO CAMPAIGN
l.&eAev Aaa0ures Thse O0 WIN ~
H1read Nest rse~day for
TAe l.ase Ttne.

The mosquito guard boys have
hsps up their work faithfully for o.
bous six weeks. and the result Of
sAstv work IL very clearly shown ny
The lack Of the usual au0ber OF
mesQuitoss within the city linits.
The boys havs gladly given their
ti01 aAd work and would continue
to = -. but for opposition that viii
nul1fy thoir e9orts. When boys are
foToeAAsn to enter some promises.
drivoa o6 Of other properties BY
doGn. and too oftsa roasted severely
for Dascing oil In srtssian we'll drains
Aa1 pools: Il 10 time to consider
vhsehsr they shoulA b asked to CO.
operate In this civic snterpriss Of
tAt1 kind untii either . public educa-
tional campaign or . city ordinance
would make the necessary coopsra-
tioa. One Of the captains. at all
ti04s . courteous boy. was ordered
OF tAe pesmisas Of . mosquito infess-
"a place st the point OF . gun last
week. Evidently there are some
peopls In Monte Vista who would en-
list TO defend the gnst and the mos
quito.
The boys will make . thorough
campaign A. usual next Tuesday.
The wisAss Of people who do not
wiaA oil placed on their promises
viii bs respected 20 far a. their wish
~ can - learned. With this the
campaign viii be closed for this sea
son. TIE campaign should bs con.
tinued until the hrst Of August In
order to b effective. for tho mos
auisoss will be back on tho Job in q
couple Of weeks.
livery Nti.ea shouId Cooperate
A careful study Of conditions about
Moate Vista shows that the irriga
tion bitches may be entirely uegiec-
tod % Tar ~ mosQuitoes are concern
I'd. The writer on Tuesday. In com
pany OF some Of the mosquito guards
examined tho irrigation ditches in
the southern part OF town and ex-
cepe In the proximity OF artesiau
wel6. no mosquito larvae were
found. An example Of the influence
Of the artesian wcils may be cited.
In the southern part Of town. two
nice cottages have . we'll midway bs
tween them. Tho wsil 10 surrounded
by wen cut lawn and everything o.
round gives evidence Of care a. to
sanitation. etc. A tiny ditch 4 70 s
inches across leads tho waste wnte,
from the we'll between tho two lawns
to tho Irrigation ditch in front. In
thto little stretch OF water from the
we'll to the ditch. the boys found egg
rata and mosquito larvae to the
number OF nifty or more. Quite q
number. OF winged mosquitoes were
found In the grass. although the
Graoo vas kept short. Following this
little stream out into tho stret ditch,
larvae wsre found in great number
for over hundred yards down the
ditch. When Il II remem bored tina,
there arc from 200 to 400 eKxs In
each OF these eGG RATS. and that sev.
erAl generations occur each summer
any one caa hGuro . town full of mos.
quttoes from this one source. A.
hove the point In the ditch where the
Artostan we'll waste entered it, there
were no mosquito larvae in the
ditch. indicating that this ono artes.
Ian veil. nicely kept - Il was, was a
most s1sctuai natural incubator for
mosquitoes. Tho water 10 warm and
eveo u temperature, and II protected
fson Wind and from drying up. II
9oee without saying that this pa articu-
lar plaos received . good cup FUN of
oil vita the result that there are sey.
eral thousand dead mosquito larvae
u that ditch today. The propric,or
weA nos at home. We trust he viii
not Asve The boys arrested.