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F10. 10. Adult malaria mosquito (A. purzctipermis). Male. Original. . gra?  
of small streams. They feed upon algae, it is believed, and never i 1-eggri, ;
appear in the water left in barrels and other utensils near ~ (  
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dwellings. Swampy regions are generally most malarious be- {;;;;}j;;_j
cause they furnish the best conditions for the multiplication of  
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these mosquitoes. Yet they may be found breeding Wlllllllfl the  
limits of such cities as Lexington, and are always ready to con-  
vey the malaria if it is at any time brought here from other  
localities.  
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xvllllé mosquitoes of all sorts can iiy well and may thus  
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travel about, they are always most numerous near their breed-  
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mg places, and hence these should be the first to receive atten-  
tion when we are enrleavoring to get rid of the insects. Coal  
 
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