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ALL aeroplanes arriving at Piarco Airport, Trinidad, B.W.I., are sprayed with a pyrethrum aerosol immediately on landing, irrespective of whether a certificate of spraying during flight has been furnished by the pilot. After spraying, the interior is searched by staff of the Malaria Division of the Health Department, and any insects found, dead or alive, are submitted to the entomologist of the Division for examination. Any insects received which are of possible agricultural importance are sent by him to the Entomological Department, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture.
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WHITE, R., KIRKPATRICK, T. Transport of Insects on the Exterior of an Aircraft. Nature 164, 60–61 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164060a0
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