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In the past it has been definitely recognized that the presence of the 

 mosquitoes, which have bred on these lowlands, has so materially 



Fig. 18. How the salt-marsh mosquito operates. 



interfered with the comfort of the million and a half people living 

 on the adjacent upland that the development of suburban homes has 

 been greatly retarded. 



Thus it appears that the salt-marsh mosquito has materially inter- 

 fered with the agricultural, seashore resort, industrial and urban 

 development of New Jersey, and the following table will serve to 



