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13 The BLealth Bulletin How to Tell Malarial Mosquitoes Q, Do both male and female mosquitoes hitef A. No. The female bites. It is doubtful if the male ever bites. Q. Can you descrilje the head of a mosquito? A. All mosquitoes have a bill and two palpi (paJ-pee), which lie close to it, one on each side. Outside the palpi are two antennw (an-ten-nay), which spread apart. The antennae of the male are plumelike. Those of the female are not. and Anopheles have long palpi, and one cannot tell the species of the males in this way. Q. Are there any other differences? A. The malarial mosquito is slight and graceful. The wings are generally spotted or dusky. Q. Is there any other difference to note? A. Yes. The way of resting on a wall. Anopheles rests in a straight line, frequently standing on her head. The others rest *'humped up." This is the only way that can be used to tell Adult of Anopheles; Aiiopheles punctipennis. (Courtesy Dr. L. O. Howard) Enlarged Q. How, then, can you tell the male fro7n the female? A. llie male has "plumes on his head." Q. How can you tell the Anopheles, malaria-hearing, mosquitoes from the Culex and other kinds in the United States 'Which do not convey malaria? A. ()ne way is by their heads. Anopheles have straight bills and palpi nearly as long as their bills. The female of the other kind have short palpi, except one kind which has a curved bill. The males of both Culex the live mosquito, and is the one usually used in practice. Q. Can you tell something of her habits while feeding—on man, I mean? A. She rarely bites in the daytime in the United States. The day mosquito of the South is .^des (or Stcgomyia) calopus — the yellow-fever mosipiito. Anopheles is shy and easily driven otT, and will rarely bite one who is moving about; hence is most apt to bite one who is asleep. Her bite is less painful than that of other mosquitoes, and she does not sing so loudly. On this ac-
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1923 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-038 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 38 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 13 (image) |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1923 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-038-0107 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; all images; illustration; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Filename | healthbulletinse38nort_0107.jp2 |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 38 |
Issue Number | 8 |
Page Number | 13 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 13 The BLealth Bulletin How to Tell Malarial Mosquitoes Q, Do both male and female mosquitoes hitef A. No. The female bites. It is doubtful if the male ever bites. Q. Can you descrilje the head of a mosquito? A. All mosquitoes have a bill and two palpi (paJ-pee), which lie close to it, one on each side. Outside the palpi are two antennw (an-ten-nay), which spread apart. The antennae of the male are plumelike. Those of the female are not. and Anopheles have long palpi, and one cannot tell the species of the males in this way. Q. Are there any other differences? A. The malarial mosquito is slight and graceful. The wings are generally spotted or dusky. Q. Is there any other difference to note? A. Yes. The way of resting on a wall. Anopheles rests in a straight line, frequently standing on her head. The others rest *'humped up." This is the only way that can be used to tell Adult of Anopheles; Aiiopheles punctipennis. (Courtesy Dr. L. O. Howard) Enlarged Q. How, then, can you tell the male fro7n the female? A. llie male has "plumes on his head." Q. How can you tell the Anopheles, malaria-hearing, mosquitoes from the Culex and other kinds in the United States 'Which do not convey malaria? A. ()ne way is by their heads. Anopheles have straight bills and palpi nearly as long as their bills. The female of the other kind have short palpi, except one kind which has a curved bill. The males of both Culex the live mosquito, and is the one usually used in practice. Q. Can you tell something of her habits while feeding—on man, I mean? A. She rarely bites in the daytime in the United States. The day mosquito of the South is .^des (or Stcgomyia) calopus — the yellow-fever mosipiito. Anopheles is shy and easily driven otT, and will rarely bite one who is moving about; hence is most apt to bite one who is asleep. Her bite is less painful than that of other mosquitoes, and she does not sing so loudly. On this ac- |
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Article Title | Malaria: A Catechism |
Article Author | Carter, H. R. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-038 |
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