They are out for your blood and they will probably get it, but fighting a rear-guard action on your behalf is the scientist discovering new ways to combat the menace of the biting fly. In government and university entomology laboratories, a full-scale study of insect behavior and methods of mosquito larvae control is under way.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014447
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Animals & Wildlife → Entomology
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Mosquitoes
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)