﻿DOMESTIC 
  BREEDING 
  MOSQUITOS 
  OF 
  THE 
  GOLD 
  COAST. 
  55 
  

  

  20.vi.18. 
  SamboiligU. 
  No 
  Phlebotomus 
  found 
  on 
  walls 
  of 
  Rest 
  House, 
  walls 
  treated 
  

   with 
  extract 
  of 
  "dawa-dawa." 
  Larvae 
  or 
  pupae 
  of 
  S. 
  fasciata, 
  

   S. 
  vittata, 
  C. 
  duttoni, 
  C. 
  deems 
  and 
  C. 
  tigripes 
  in 
  water 
  contained 
  in 
  

   earthenware 
  pots 
  in 
  native 
  compounds. 
  

  

  21.vi.18. 
  Mayoro. 
  Walls 
  of 
  Rest 
  House 
  washed 
  with 
  " 
  dawa-dawa" 
  ; 
  no 
  Phlebo- 
  

   tomus 
  found. 
  Earthenware 
  pots 
  in 
  native 
  compounds 
  harboured 
  

   larvae 
  or 
  pupae 
  of 
  S. 
  fasciata, 
  S. 
  vittata, 
  C. 
  decens 
  and 
  C. 
  tigripes. 
  

  

  22-25. 
  vi. 
  18. 
  Navarro. 
  Phlebotomus 
  on 
  walls 
  of 
  M.O.'s 
  quarters. 
  Collections 
  of 
  

   water 
  in 
  the 
  native 
  compounds 
  furnished 
  larvae 
  of 
  C. 
  decens, 
  C. 
  duttoni, 
  

   C. 
  tigripes 
  var. 
  fuscus, 
  Culiciomyia 
  nebulosa 
  and 
  A. 
  costalis. 
  Larvae 
  

   of 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  and 
  S. 
  metallica 
  were 
  found 
  in 
  a 
  watering-pot 
  beneath 
  

   a 
  large 
  fig 
  tree 
  close 
  to 
  District 
  Commissioner's 
  quarters 
  ; 
  this 
  fig 
  

   tree 
  showed 
  numerous 
  rot 
  holes 
  in 
  roots, 
  which 
  had 
  been 
  filled 
  by 
  

   rain 
  on 
  22.vi.18 
  ; 
  no 
  larvae 
  appeared 
  in 
  these 
  holes 
  during 
  the 
  ensuing 
  

   three 
  days. 
  No 
  " 
  resistant 
  ' 
  eggs 
  present 
  ? 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  taken 
  on 
  

   arm 
  in 
  M.O.'s 
  quarters 
  at 
  4 
  p.m., 
  25.vi.18. 
  Larvae 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  

   mosquitos 
  collected 
  in 
  pools 
  along 
  course 
  of 
  stream 
  (not 
  flowing 
  at 
  

   present) 
  C. 
  ager 
  var. 
  ethiopicus, 
  C. 
  quasigelidus, 
  C. 
  invidiosus, 
  C. 
  univit- 
  

   tatus, 
  Ochlerotatus 
  caliginosus, 
  Graham, 
  A. 
  costalis, 
  A. 
  funesUis 
  and 
  

   A. 
  mauritianus. 
  

  

  26.vi.18. 
  Tiana. 
  No 
  Phlebotomus 
  found 
  on 
  walls 
  of 
  Rest 
  House, 
  which 
  were 
  treated 
  

   with 
  " 
  dawa-dawa." 
  Earthenware 
  pots 
  in 
  native 
  compounds 
  con- 
  

   tained 
  larvae 
  of 
  C. 
  decens, 
  C. 
  tigripes 
  (killed 
  to 
  prevent 
  their 
  devouring 
  

   the 
  other 
  larvae), 
  Culiciomyia 
  nebulosa 
  and 
  S. 
  fasciata. 
  

  

  27-28. 
  vi. 
  18. 
  Nacon. 
  No 
  Phlebotomus 
  taken; 
  inside 
  walls 
  of 
  Rest 
  House 
  show 
  

   ornamental 
  designs, 
  but 
  are 
  not 
  treated 
  with 
  " 
  dawa 
  dawa 
  " 
  ; 
  double 
  

   doors 
  and 
  large 
  windows 
  (27" 
  x 
  27"), 
  room 
  well 
  ventilated 
  and 
  well 
  

   lighted. 
  Larvae 
  of 
  S. 
  vittata 
  numerous 
  in 
  rock 
  pools, 
  borrow-pits 
  

   and 
  earthenware 
  pots. 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  larvae 
  in 
  small 
  collections 
  of 
  clean 
  

   water 
  in 
  native 
  compounds. 
  Culicoides 
  felt 
  and 
  seen 
  but 
  not 
  captured. 
  

  

  29.vi.18. 
  Batiasan. 
  No 
  Phlebotomus 
  found; 
  walls 
  of 
  Rest 
  House 
  not 
  treated 
  in 
  

   any 
  way, 
  but 
  a 
  breeze 
  blowing. 
  Nearest 
  native 
  compound 
  at 
  least 
  

   1 
  mile 
  distant 
  from 
  Rest 
  House. 
  Larvae 
  of 
  C. 
  duttoni, 
  C. 
  decens, 
  

   C. 
  tigripes 
  (killed 
  to 
  prevent 
  devouring 
  the 
  other 
  larvae) 
  and 
  S. 
  fasciata, 
  

   in 
  pots 
  in 
  native 
  compounds. 
  S. 
  vittata 
  breeding 
  in 
  small 
  collections 
  

   of 
  water 
  provided 
  for 
  hens. 
  

  

  30.vi.18. 
  Pinna. 
  Culicoides 
  seen 
  on 
  arm 
  about 
  4 
  miles 
  on 
  the 
  Batiasan 
  side 
  of 
  

   Pinna. 
  No 
  Phlebotomus 
  taken 
  on 
  walls 
  of 
  Rest 
  House 
  ; 
  walls 
  un- 
  

   treated, 
  but 
  showed 
  no 
  cracks. 
  Usual 
  series 
  of 
  larvae 
  collected 
  in 
  

   native 
  compounds, 
  namely 
  of 
  C. 
  duttoni, 
  C. 
  decens, 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  and 
  

   S. 
  vittata. 
  

  

  l-3.vii.18. 
  Tumu. 
  Culicoides 
  felt 
  and 
  seen, 
  but 
  none 
  captured. 
  No 
  Phlebotomus 
  

   found. 
  Larvae 
  or 
  pupae 
  of 
  C. 
  duttoni, 
  C. 
  tigripes 
  var. 
  fuscus, 
  Culi- 
  

   ciomyia 
  nebulosa, 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  and 
  S. 
  vittata, 
  breeding 
  in 
  native 
  compounds. 
  

   Larvae 
  of 
  C. 
  duttoni 
  found 
  breeding 
  in 
  a 
  pool 
  in 
  swamp 
  where 
  utensils 
  

  

  