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Pfc. Glen Lindsey and Fly Traps

Date: 07 26 1945
Description: Pfc. Glen Lindsey displays the fly traps he invented to trap thousands of flies in the Truax Field area.
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Myles Horton Searching for Doodle Bugs

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Description: Myles Horton doodling for doodle bugs outside the Highlander Library.
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DDT Application

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Description: Two men operating a hose to spray DDT into tall grass near water.
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DDT Application

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Description: Men pumping DDT from a tank on the back of a truck to be sprayed into a field.
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Man Spraying for Mosquitoes

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Description: A man wearing a hat sprays liquid from a canister hanging from his shoulder designed to kill mosquitoes. He is in a field and trees are in the background.
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Man Showing Pest-Damaged Tree

Date: 05 1925
Description: Man showing pest damage to a tree. Original caption reads: "Showing where tree had been girdled by pitch moth larvae, and later grew larger above and below...
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Fuel Oil for Mosquito Control

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Description: View from front of a man on a motorcycle squirting fuel oil into a sewer opening at a curb to control mosquitoes. The motorcycle has an oil tank attached l...
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Bill Marr and Wasps

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Marr swatting at wasps in the great outdoors.
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Bill Combating Wasps

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Marr smiling as he is swatting at wasps.
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Collecting Helgramites

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Description: A man wearing hip waders is standing in wetlands holding a collecting screen. He is collecting helgramites (a type of insect larva) to be used as bait for ...

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