a handbook of the mosquitoes of north america - Systematic Catalog ...

CHAPTER III
Mosquitoes in Relation to Human Welfare . . .
General Considerations . . . . . .
Irritation Caused by Bites . . . . .
Diseases Transmitted by Mosquitoes . . .
Malaria and Blackwater Fever . . .
Yellow Fever . . . . . . .
Dengue . . . . . . . .
Filariasis . . . . . . . .
Mosquito,es in Relation to, Animal Diseases . .
Reduction in Land Values Due to Abundance of
Mosquitoes . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IV
The Problem of Mosquito Reduction . . . . 59
The Fundamental Principles of Control . . 59
Types, of Control Operations . . . . . 62
Drainage . . . . . . . . 62
Filling and Grading . . . . . . 64
Streams and Ponds . . . . . . 64
Oiling Operations . . . . . . 66
Poisons . . . . . . . . 70
Destruction of Adults . . . . . 71
Natural Enemies . . . . . . 71
Other Methods of Mosquito Reduction . . 72
Protection from Mosquito Bites . . . . 73
Plan of Organization fo’r Mosquito Control Work 74
CHAPTER V
How to Study, Collect, Rear, and Preserve Mosquitoes .
The Study of Mosquitoes . . . . .
How to Collect Adults . . . . . .
Collection, Preservation and Rearing of Larvae .
CHAPTER VI
A Systematic Account of North American Mosquitoes .
The Family Culicidae . . . . . .
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