Procke:dings q-^ Fip^th Annual Meeting 29 



hausted. The outlook of the mosquito fighter is indeed a cheer- 

 less one. 



The control of fresh-water breeding proved a comparatively 

 light task. As was to be expected, the house mosquito was by 

 far the most troublesome. We had an unusual case in January, 

 19 1 7, when the office was informed that a certain beach-front 

 hotel was troubled with mosquitoes. In view of the time of 

 year, we could not understand hov/ breeding was possible. Adult 

 specimens were requested, but were then not to be found, and we 

 decided the complainant did not know a mosquito^ from some 

 other insects. About May first we v/ere again called upon to 

 eliminate the mosquitoes in this hotel, and a thorough inspection 

 disclosed a breeding place under the floor of the cafe, with pools 

 formed from an ice drip, and a summer atmosphere produced 

 by steam pipes. This was remedied by a sand fill. 



A comparison of this year's report with that of the previous 

 year shows a decrease of probable breeding places of 8 per cent 

 and of actual breeding places of 48 per cent. 



Other species of fresh-water mosquitoes were collected during 

 the season, but in such small numbers that in only one case was 

 it necessary to resort to drainage. . 



Hammonton, at one time, was invaded by what most residents 

 took for white-banded salt-marsh mosquitoes. A number of 

 specimens were caught and proved to be a swamp mosquito, 

 Mansonia perturhans, which had been driven from their natural 

 habitat by a forest fire. These mosquitoes remained in the town 

 for a week or ten days, and were then seen no more that season. 

 From this experience one might say that the people of Atlantic 

 County are becoming well-educated as to the appearance of salt- 

 marsh mosquitoes, being very prompt in pronouncing one with 

 striped legs as coming from the salt marsh. This may be a point 

 for argument by some anti-mosquito enthusiast on education and 

 publicity. 



Pre:sidknT Brink^rhofi^ — The next report in our symposium 

 is from Cape May County, by Mr. William Porter, Secretary of 

 the Commission. 



Mr. Hughes (Cape May County) — As Mr. Porter could not 

 come to-day he asked me to read his paper. 



