INDEX 



Acetylene lamp for mosquito 

 catching, 91, 2ll 



Aedes calopus, biting experi- 

 ments, 234 



biting habits of, 304 



collection of dead, 241, 



277 



container breeders, 55, 



240 



control of, 235 



detection of, 312 



eradication of, 234, 241, 



291, 312 



flight of, 234, 242 



habits of, 234, 240 



infection of, 245 



larvae, habits of, 263 



period of incubation, 235 



time of biting, 274 



Agramonte, Dr., experiments 

 in Havana, 231 



Algae, copper sulphate applied 



*°' 45 , 



larvae found m, 47 



matted with crude oil, 61, 



71, 170 



penetration by larvae, 65 



protect larvae, 26, 65, 180 



rapid development of, 26 



retards currents, 60 



warmth increases growth 



of, 65 

 Ancon Hospital, before 1904, 

 16, 18 



mortality statistics, 265 



preventive measures 



adopted at, 283, 287 

 Anopheles, avoidance of light 

 by, 22, 51, 84, 94 



325 



Anopheles, biting experiments 



with, 21, 46, 89 



biting in sunlight, 78, 90 



in brackish water, 74 



carriers, animals, 92 



boats, 308 



cars, passenger and 



freight, 92 



travelers, 50, 51, 92 



caught after staining, 114 



characteristics of larvae, 



5,222 

 collection of larvae and 



pupas for laboratory, 45, 



46 

 in cracks of hydraulic 



fills, 120 



deprivation of air, 152 



destruction by hand, 52, 



186, 202, 208, 220 



evaporation fatal to, 46 



flight, against the wind, 95 



at Gatun, 76, 98 



long distance, 47, 96, 



98, 100 

 in relation to rain- 



fall, 38 

 time of, 188 



- hiding places of larvae, 62 



- in hospital wards, 20 

 -hours of biting, 21, 85, 



89, 224 



- identification of larvffi, 48 

 -lack of data concerning, 



43, 44, 73 



- larvae, methods of detec- 



tion of, 78 



- long distance transporta- 



tion, so, 92 



