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^ Th* K«««x Cotinty Pi^^Joct 0-> is^lt^tod its first full yo&r of 



oxist-ncc vn Juno 3J, 1966, Tho --oblr.as faced hr Mr. Robert f>pcncoi», 

 Sup-irlntcutient and him projeci; cui-;i.iisai.oncrs luxve beo:i nuiVicr. ua uud 

 Mrir«r«* Some iuunlci pall ties voted to witMi*aw fr m the project sub- 

 seqviont to tlie Tvsr.An' of tii© n imt-^ net in VJ'^B, but failed to noblfy 

 th» H©ola.!ietion iiotti'd* ThiB akt.uo caiciUati^iia jI' asaoc;-. ionts and 

 preparation of bud;/ots an oxtronoly difficult tasic. oh of tho first 



jo&TU a -'^r»»^-'rlatlon liad t>j be used - turchaso of tnio..:B, t^nnt ra 



atid othor e<iaipmmt, Icovlii^ rolativcly little for purc.iaoo or 

 application of Ineoctioido* for t© r,>orar%' r*elief fr>>a the abundant 

 mosquito population, Ksaex Count;, includee -irobnblT the r;i'©ateat 

 ar«a of mosquito aiid ^^i-oeniiijad fly nroducint, t^ixix^^vavsn m tixe 

 Co',5aonvfoalt)i and th« ooomtion of a successful project in thiaarea 

 will ba difficult., avdii wlt't full oovjpaixition tp^m all riuniclpallties 

 In tUa area, A full-tlK» «onK:»at«nt rtnt<»ic>lagl«t with ax x rlonee in 

 laosquito oontr^ 1, is aorely noodad by the itoclaajati. ^si iiotird, to pirovlde 

 tha direction, aupport a:id tea'uiical advice naodad by the moaquito 

 control and prooiihead fly aontvol projacta, imrticularly wVien a new 

 projaot is or<TtuUaln(; or a new auparintendant Is anployad by a project* 

 dVMaahaad I'lias 



Tha problcn of tha aevoro nuloaroo to tha public cpuood by tha 

 painful bitaa uf tlia (Mrreanhoad fly alonr t .0 antlra ootat line of the 

 CoTifaonvaalth continues. In rocont yoara It lias beon nooesaor'; to 

 curtail tiia use of I>DT for t;io cj>ntn 1 of thle pest, ' ubstituta 

 inaocticidae, such as iialatlUon liavo not provide*! ac offoctivo control 



as \ma -nee obtained with t>ici us© of W'\ 'xiio research and flold 

 brialo luxvo oen c inducted by tha Cai© Cod Joeciolto Control Project, 



