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Domestic News March 20, 1948

The Omaha Guide

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

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A Department of Agriculture report advises using DDT sprayers to control mosquitoes by treating swampy breeding areas and spraying screens, trees, and shrubs around homes for relief.

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Spray Mosquito Swamps

Mosquitoes are effectively controlled by DDT. According to a department of agriculture report, "the most reliable method of applying larvicides over a wide range of conditions is by means of sprayers." The wet, swampy mosquito breeding areas should be sprayed.

Much relief can be obtained around the home by spraying screens, trees and shrubs where the mosquitoes light. Any good sprayer can be used depending upon the amount of spraying to be done. The same sprayer also may be used for other purposes.

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Disease Or Epidemic

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Mosquito Control Ddt Spraying Larvicides Swamp Breeding Home Spraying

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Mosquitoes are effectively controlled by DDT. According to a department of agriculture report, the most reliable method of applying larvicides over a wide range of conditions is by means of sprayers. The wet, swampy mosquito breeding areas should be sprayed. Much relief can be obtained around the home by spraying screens, trees and shrubs where the mosquitoes light. Any good sprayer can be used depending upon the amount of spraying to be done. The same sprayer also may be used for other purposes.

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