Proceedings of Sixth Annual Meeting 



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could be removed, mosquito larvae appeared in the grass areas be- 

 tween the ditches on some of the meadows along the Raritan Bay 

 Shore section, but the coolness of the weather prevented these first 

 broods from causing much annoyance. 



By reason of the attraction of war munition plants and canton- 

 ments, where wages were much higher than the commission was 

 able to pay, labor for mosquito extermination work was hard 

 to find. Notwithstanding this, the result of the work accomplished 

 by the commission for the season of 1918 was that very few salt 

 marsh mosquitoes were allowed to get on the wing, and the season 

 proved to be the most successful since the work began four years 

 ago. 



The commission this year was more successful in its endeavor 

 to control the fresh water mosquito and to stimulate interest among 

 the various municipalities of the County than it had been since 

 its activities began four years ago. 



It was able this year to secure the co-operation of Rumson and 

 Monmouth Beach boroughs, located along the Shrewsbury River. 

 These boroughs employed their own mosquito inspectors under 

 the supervision of the Commission. It was proved conclusively 

 that the small expense incurred was worth the result obtained, and 

 that mosquito annoyance in these two districts had been reduced 

 to a satisfactory degree of immunity from the pest. 



There is no question but many other municipalities will follow the 

 lead of these two boroughs, and the Commission looks forward 

 to the time in the very near future when all of the larger towns 

 in the County will have a mosquito fighting force to eliminate 

 the fresh water mosquito breeding places within their boundaries. 



Many of the municipalities have awakened to the fact that if 

 they are to have an efficient and businesslike administration, which 

 we hear so much about at the present time, mosquito elimination 

 work must be included in their health department as one of the 

 prerequisites for an efficient administration. 



Mosquito control work today unquestionably is an important 

 factor, which is fully recognized by all public spirited citizens who 

 are watching the steady progress in the various counties of the 

 State, and these same citizens who are interested in the State's 

 progress are going to see to it that the work must go on until the 

 mosquito is under control, and the long standing nickname of New 



