Brazil field notes, v1503
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Mustrangi, Meika A. 1952 journal (19) Ilhadesão Sebastião - SP Baccilus tunirigiensis israelensis, that attacks the larvae of the mosquito [illegible] in the streams. Carlos Fernando de Andrade, professor at UNICAMP, has been studying this system for several years on Ilhabela (and specifically at Fazenda da Toca). In the past, they used BHC to control the mosquito. Today we caught: ① Nectomys (JLP 49 on the ground, by a little creek that crosses the trail). ② Proechimys Tom 71 on ground ③ Proechimys Tom 68 ④ JLP 31 ⑤ Tom 50 ⑥ Sciurus Tom 29 near little creek [ Oryzomys that escaped when we were transferring it to cloth bag, Tom 23) ⑦ Proechimys Tom 20 on ground near little creek ⑧ Oryzomys w/ 3 newborns MNFS 15 on ground ⑨ Oryzomys MNFS 11 on ground We decided not to set the last 100 traps. We ate dinner at Restaurante do Paulinho. 2 'comerciais' (standard dish w/ beans, rice, a choice of meat, salad and some veggies) for Cr$ 35000.00, not bad and excellent food. [illegible] 1 dish would probably have been enough for 2 people. The Monodelphis we caught yesterday escaped from Rui Cerqueira's trap (similar to a Toma-