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attended by the two Assistant State Directors, by three State Board of Health 
sanitary officers and by the supervisors of the southern districts. W. V. King, 
Orlando, was asked to present the subject of salt. marsh-mosquito control, A 
_. reduction of the relief, funds for Florida by approximately 50 percent for the 
“month of May resulted in ‘the temporary:suspension of nearly all work relief 
- projects, including most of the nosquito work.. New projects for salt marsh 
mosquito control have, however, been prepared for nearly all of the counties in 
wnich we were previously interested and in some of. these work was either resumed 
before the end of the month or early.resumption is expected. Palm Beach County 
had a snall crew (about 25) at work on the.Cragzen Estate Curing the week of 
May 21, and in Martin County a crew of from 50 to 100 men was to return to work 
on the Jones:. Point marsh the week of May 28. 

On the coast of Georgia the CWA Pest Mosquito Control program included 
drainage and diking methods for control of breeding places of sand flies. The 
work was cooperative between M. S. Yeomans, State Entomologist, ond W. E. Dove 
and D, G Hall, of the Bureau of Entomology. In Chatham County the Federal’: 
program was continued as a State project until March 31. Since that time con- 
_vict lanor has been furnished by the County for completion of some of the work. 
In this county work was carried on in 36 different locations, 55 tidal gates 
were installed, 47.4 miles of good ditches were constructed with grades, and 
101 acres of brush along the edges of the marshes were cleared. “Necks of. 
marshes were cut off by dikes and ditched so that surface water woujd drain 
through automatic tidal gates installed in the dikes, These gates close during 
high tides and prevent ingress of salt water, They open at low tide to permit 
bhe drainase of fresh water resulting from rainfall. The work is really a 
reclamation of land, ani in. due time some of these locations will be suitable 
for agricultural purposes. The drying of the soil and the leaching out of the 
salt renders the soil unfavorable for breeding of sand flies or mosquitoes, 
and at the same time prepares it for "fresh land veretation, 
Screw worm situation in Georgia.--W. BE. Dove, Savannah, Ga., reports that 
-in cooperation with M. S, Yoenans, State Entomologist, R. A. Robert's recently 
-made preliminary investigation in the areas that were affected by screw worns 
during the autumn of 1933. At Hinesville, Ga., near the border of the outbreak 
of last year, Cochliomyia americana Cushing and Patton was reared from wounds 
‘of cattle on May 27. This infestation occurs on the most northern edge.of. 
last year's outbreak, after a severe winter for this section and during the early 
part of the screw worm season...” Those familiar with screw worms on large ranches 
of the West probably would not view this with alarm, but in southern Georgia 
many farmers are depending upon a few hogs and a milchcow or two for food, am 
the loss of ome of them is a serious matter. Since these farmers are not ex 
perienced with screw worms, it is not surprising that the new pests cause much 
excitement. 
Mosquito control in Alabana and Mississippi.--During the latter part of 
April G. H, Bradley was engaged in a survey of the effectiveness of the mosquito 
‘control work done in cooperation with the Civil Works Administration in Alabarm 
and Mississippi. Some very effective drainage has been accomplished where 
projects were completed. For the most part very few mosquitoes were in evidence 
and very little breeding was taking place in these areas. 
Buffalo gnat outbreak in Arkansas.--While in Mississippi Mr. Bradley was 
called to Arkansas on account of a serious outbreak of buffalo gnats ( Simuliun 
pecuarun Riley) in that State. A rather careful check of the damage done indi- 
