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English: Identifier: healthinhometow00brow (find matches) stagnant water in malarial districts will usually show the larvae. Disturbing the grass near by will probably start up a swarm of mosquitoes. Whenever possible, low, wet places should be drained, and the long grass cut. Low places may sometimes be filled in with soil. Destroying the breeding places is the first and the most important measure in fighting mosquitoes. Oiling Ponds. — When it is not possible or desirable to drain a pond, the young mosquitoes may be killed while in the water. For this purpose kerosene oil is spread on the surface. The oil forms a layer on the top of the water and suffocates the larvae just below.It also destroys many mosquitoes which may be flying near the water, as well as the floating eggs. Oiling should be done every two weeks as the kerosene gradually evaporates. Fish and Mosquitoes. — Another way of clearing a pond or lake of young mosquitoes is to stock it with small fish. Goldfish and minnows have proved u |
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