MOSQUITO PROBLEM

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 843, 11 December 1929, Page 11

MOSQUITO PROBLEM

EXPERT LECTURES OVER WIRELESS ATTENTION NEEDED The need for strict attention to the mosquito problem was stressed by Mr. David H. Graham, officer of the Mosquito Research Committee, in a talk from IYA last evening. Mr. Graham leaves Auckland on Friday next week to take up a position as biologist at the Marine Biological Station, Portobello, Dunedin. The speaker said ten varieties of mosquitoes existed 'in New Zealand and three infested houses. Ke- said the solution of the pioblem was simple with organised treatment of the common breeding places of the pest. Clearance of rubbish was essential m Auckland and stagnant water should be treated with oil or other authorised preparations. "Work in this direction by every householder, every foreman of industrial and commercial houses, and every local body inspector would cause 95 per cent, of the pests to disappear. More attention was needed among local bodies to clear refuse from parks and reserves, but a considerable part of the remedy lay in the hands ol small property holders. A few ounces of stagnant water provided a breedingground for thousands of mosquitoes in a few weeks. Mr. Graham described the breeding stages of the varieties which most affected the community.