It is, after all, jungle, that is to say, rain forest, but at altitudes high enough to eliminate the sweltering heat, ants, mosquitoes, malaria and even poisonous snakes.

She said the primary focus remained on finding and eliminating breeding mosquitoes and larvae so that no spraying would be necessary later.

He said the state had not sprayed to eliminate mosquitoes that do not carry West Nile virus in many years.

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Mr. Ryan said cuts in the budget for the Nassau Vector Control Bureau, which is in charge of eliminating mosquitoes, might have worsened the problem.

In the 20th century Maturín had rapid demographic growth thanks to the discovery of petroleum fields near the town and a health campaign carried out by doctors to eliminate mosquitoes.

A comprehensive program to eliminate encephalitis-bearing mosquitoes should include restoration of curbside tire collection.

An effective malaria vaccine, long a goal, seems years away, and no one talks about trying to eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes anymore.

Dr. Peter J. Winch, an assistant professor of international health at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, said nets should be used with programs to eliminate mosquitoes and treat the disease with drugs.

As part of a drive to give China the highest crop yields in the world in the mid-1950's, Mao Zedong began his so-called Four No's Campaign, putting millions of people to the task of trying to eliminate rats, sparrows, flies and mosquitoes.