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Saturday, July 29, 1972
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE MOSQUITO MENACE
The Urban Services Department today issued a list of hints on ways
to help eliminate the mosquito menace.
A spokesman for the department said insecticides and repellents were
ineffective against mosquitoes while their breeding ground
was allowed to stand.
water.
stagnant water
He said that it only took one week for the eggs to hatch in stagnant
"A weekly check in your house to locate and remove possible mosquito
breeding places can eliminate the nuisance," the spokesman added.
The list of hints covers the removal of water from areas inside and
outside the house and in the garden.
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