TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction, v 



CHAPTER I. 



Mosquitoes in General, 1 



The Life Round of Mosquitoes, 1 



Parthenogenesis Among Mosquitoes, ... 4 



How Long can the Larvae Live Under Water? . . 5 

 How Long may the Larvae Live ? .... 6 



How Long can the Larvae Live Out of Water ? . .7 

 Length of Life of Adult Mosquitoes, .... 9 



Transformations of Mosquitoes Artificially Hastened, 12 

 Mosquito Songs, . . . . . . . .13 



How Far do Mosquitoes Fly ? Are They Carried by 



Winds? 16 



Carriage of Mosquitoes by Railway Trains and other Con- 

 veyances, 25 



Queer Places in which Mosquitoes Breed, . . .28 



Food of Adult Mosquitoes, 84 



Abundance of Mosquitoes, . . . .' . .31) 



The Northern Mosquitoes, 42 



The Poison of Mosquito Bites, 44 



CHAPTER IL 



Malaria and Mosquitoes, 48 



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