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Smith (Major L. F.) &Loughnan (Capt. W. F, M.). Notes on Fevers in 

 Aden— Jl. R.A.M.C ., London, xxii, no. G, June 1914, pp. 703-706. 



Sandfly fever in Aden has been described by Captain Loughnan 

 [see thisReview, Ser. B, ii, pp. 12-13], while Major Smith, having come 

 from Nowshera, in Northern India, where sand-fly fever is very pre- 

 valent from May to October, has noted variations in the symptoms 

 which may be related to the species of sand-fly caught in each place. 

 In Aden, Phlebotomus minutus is the only species caught in any num- 

 bers, while in Nowshera, P. jpapatasii is the only one of any importance, 

 though P. babu, P. minutus and P. sylvestris also occur. The habits of 

 these vary, P. 7ninutus being small and difficult to see, the bite does 

 not irritate much, and it only attacks in the evening and at night. 

 At Nowshera, P. jmjjatasii is fairly easy to see and to catch on walls, 

 mosquito curtains, etc. Both sexes are said to bite by night and day, 

 the bite being extremely irritating. Ordinary mul-mul, through which 

 neither mosquito nor sand-fly can pass, should be used for curtains. 



Malaria is non-existent among the troops at Aden, except for 

 relapses in infections acquired elsewhere. There are no Anophehnes 

 nearer than Shaikh-Othman, ten miles away, but Cidex fadgans and 

 Stegomyia fasciata can be found in small numbers all the year round, 

 breeding chiefly in shallow brackish wells. 



Britton(W. E.). a Remarkable Outbreak of Cvlex pipiens. — Jl. Econ. 

 Entom., Concord, vii, no. 3, June 1914, pp. 257-260. 



In spite of anti-mosquito measures which have been taken during 

 the past few years in New Haven, Connecticut, mosquitos {Cidex pipiens) 

 during the last three years have been more numerous than formerly. 

 Swarms of mosquito larvae were found in the West Eiver, at the edges of 

 the main stream. This unusually large number of larvae is probably due 

 to the absence of fish, which have been driven from that part of the 

 stream by the dye stuffs emptied into the river from a neighbouring 

 factory. Another unusually large outbreak of mosquitos occurring 

 at Greenwich, Conn., in 1913, is attributed, to a similar destruction 

 of the fish in a dam in the river above the town. 



Headlee (T. J.). Anti-Mosquito Work in New Jersey.— J/. Econ. 

 Entom., Concord, vii, no. 3, June 1914, pp. 260-267. 



The State has undertaken the drainage of the salt marsh districts 

 of New Jersey, where Aedes cmitator, Coq., and A. sollicitans, Wlk., 

 breed in large numbers. Already 100 miles of the coast have been 

 drained, resulting in a large increase of the value of property. A law 

 has been enacted by means of which local agencies for mosquitos 

 control have been formed, which are closely related to the State control 

 work. Kegarding inland mosquito work, the general plan has been 

 to find all the breeding places and ehminate them by draining, or 

 where this is impossible stocking with fish or oihng has been carried 

 out ; the species dealt with are Aedes sylvestris, Theo., Cidex pipiens 

 and C. salinarius, Coq. 



