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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 12.

Only Females Bite

Only Females Bite.

Darwinism regained some of her pre-Kagawan glory on Wednesday last, when Mr. Phillips, addressing the Science Society, inferred (the gentleman did not state it) the similarity of behaviour of the homo sapiens and the culex pervigilans, this latter species, i.e., the mosquito, being the subject of an interesting discourse. The fact that it is only the female mosquitoes that bite was explained as being due to their need of proteins for reproductive purposes. Following a brief survey of the manner in which the youngsters breed, came the secret of combating them. the password is

Gambusia,

an exceedigly compact and sure destroyer. It is not sold in three sizes at all stores, but is a fish. It has been used successfully in experiments carried out in New Zealand and elsewhere.

The black-sheep of the mosquito family is the malaria-carrying anopheles, which fortunately is practically non-existent in New Zealand. Success in combating this gentleman is due primarily to Dr. Ronald Ross. Practical methods of fortification against the species common to New Zealanders include pig-culture (it's the little pigs wot get it), and the application of concoctions comprising kerosene, citronella and ("Smad" hazards) cucumber and nicotine. "Smad" appreciated in this address the absence of Kirkian technicalities.