NOTES ON THE MOSQUITO FAUNA OF NORTH CAROLINA 



By Franklin Sherman 



For many j'ears the Division of Entomology, State Department of 

 Agricultnre at Raleijih, has been accumulating records of the dilTer- 

 ent species of mosquitoes known in the State, the localities M'here 

 found, the months when present, etc. Recently this subject has been 

 assumed as one of our regular projects of work. The data included in 

 this paper were not gathered by the author alone, — Mr. R. W. Leiby, of 

 our Division, gave a paper on mosquito control before this body a 

 year ago, and is actively contributing to our records, — so also is Mr. 

 C. S. Brimley. Mr. G. M. Bentley, formerly with the Division, con- 

 tributed a number of records. Dr. Harvey P. Barrett, of Charlotte, 

 has furnished a large number of records based chiefly on rearings 

 from the larvae, and further work with him is conteziiplated for this 

 3'ear. Mr. Max Kisluik of the U. S. Bureau of Entomology, stationed 

 at Wilmington, has furnished records from that locality. Many of 

 our determinations have been made by authorities at Washington, 

 notably Dr. H. G. Dyar and the late Messrs. Coquillet and Knab. 



The interest in mosquito control was accentuated in the State dur- 

 ing the recent war by the work done under the Public Health Service, 

 notably" around the camps at Charlotte and Raleigh and shipyards at 

 Wilmington. Since hostilities ceased a number of other comniunities 

 in the State are undertaking control work in co-operation with the 

 Public Health Service. 



The importance of mosquitoes as pests of man need be only briefly 

 mentioned : — it has been abundantly proven that malaria and yellow 

 fever are transmitted by them. There are large areas, even in this 

 State, where land values and crop production are lower than should 

 be on account of malaria. We have had yellow fever cases in past 

 years, — the particular species of mosquito which transmits yellow 

 fever is a fully-established member of our fauna. The irritation, 

 vexation and unrest caused by our many species which merely bite, 

 are known to all. 



The main outstanding features of mosquito biology may be sketched 

 as follows : The adult female mosquitoes lay their eggs or or near 

 water. The larvae, called "wrigglers", Avhich hatch from these eggs 

 live in the water, coming to the surface for air. As they are frail 



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