1946 Report of the Suffolk County Mosquito Control [Formerly: Extermination] Commission
Language: English
Published by Suffolk County Mosquito Control [Formerly: Extermination] Commission, Yaphank, Long Island, New York, 1946
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Offered is the 1946 Report of the Suffolk County Mosquito Control (formerly: Extermination) Commission published out of Yaphank, Long Island, New York. A stapled report measuring 6" by 9" and containing 24 pages including front and rear covers. The Contents are: list of the Executive Board; Report For Fiscal Year Beginning November 1, 1945, Ending October 31, 1946 - comprising the text of a letter to the Board of Supervisors, Suffolk County, New York, from LeRoy W. Ruland, President of the Suffolk County Mosquito Control Commission; Introduction (which begins, "Overall mosquito control throughout Suffolk County was successful this year, despite the adverse conditions which existed during the summer months. As shown in Figure No. 3, precipitation was excessive, especially during the month of August. Adequate labor was extremely difficult to obtain, and the spray gangs were reduced to two, three, or four men, compared to the six and eight man gangs used in pre-war years. The condition of the county-wide system of ditches, which could not be maintained satisfactorily during the war years, made adequate drainage of many of the salt marshes impossible. In normal years these factors would have resulted in extremely poor control, but the newly developed method of spraying DDT solutions from aircraft proved effective enough to keep the mosquito population below the nuisance point during most of the summer"); Trap Tabulation (with photo "Interior of Garage"; Figure 1 map "Mosquito Trap Locations in Suffolk County"; Figure 2 "Tabulation - Mosquito Species Caught in Suffolk County, N.Y."; Figure 3 "Total Precipitation - Inches of Rainfall"; Figure 4 "Mean Temperature - Degrees Fahrenheit"; Figure 5 "Relationship of Mosquito Species Groups in Suffolk County, 1939-1946"; Figure 6 "Mosquito Trap Catch in Suffolk County, 1939-1946"; photographs: Figure 7 "American Mosquito Control Association Officials Inspecting Spray Plane"; Figure 8 "Aerial Spraying Over 'Cat-tails'"); table Fuel Oil and Larvicides Used in the Field, Maintenance and Operation of Equipment; Storeroom and Shop Report; Budget 1945-1946; Financial Statement. Condition: staples age-rusted, else Fine. THE SUFFOLK COUNTY MOSQUITO EXTERMINATION [starting in 1946: CONTROL] COMMISSION was established in 1934 to unite individual towns and private mosquito control efforts in Suffolk County under a central, coordinated agency.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- 1946 Report of the Suffolk County Mosquito Control [Formerly: Extermination] Commission
- Author
- LeRoy W. Ruland (President) and the Suffolk County Mosquito Control [Formerly: Extermination] Commission
- Publisher
- Suffolk County Mosquito Control [Formerly: Extermination] Commission, Yaphank, Long Island, New York
- Publication year
- 1946
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Stapled Wraps
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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