MOSQUITO POPULATION
CAN BE PREDICTED
It may seem a little premature
to think about mosquitoes, what
with snow on the ground and the
icy chill of winter in the air, but
its not as far-fetched as it may
seem.
Do you want to know how many
mosquitoes you will have to fight
this summer?
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture offers a new way to pre
dict probable mosquito population
in Alaska. USDA scientists bast
their forecast upon the amount ol
water formed into pools aftei
spring thaws. Details were sent in
a special release to Arthur S. Bus
well, Associate Director of the
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Alaska Extension Service.
Mosquitoes interfere with the
farmer’s work and affect other ac
tivities in the Territory, including
military operations, Buswell ex
plained. That is why USDA Ento
mologist R. I. Sailer and two men
from the Department of Defense,
Edward Linneman and A. V. Reg
nier, were sent to Alaska to study
the mosquito.
The three believe mosquito pop
ulations can be predicted in Alas
ka wherever precipitation (snow
melting) statistics are available.
With such a forecast available,
Alaskans can plan more effective
mosquito-control campaigns.
The scientists suggest this fcuide
for forecasting. Precipitation 10
percent above normal means a
large mosquito population on a re
gional basis. If snow and ice melt
is 30 percent or more below nor
mal, Alaskans need not worry
about the mosquito population.
Spring thaws with precipitation be
tween 30 percent below and 10 per
cent above normal forecast mos
quito populations of importance on
a local basis.
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