D34—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February S, 1983
Entomologist
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over and thought insects were the
cause.
Boys and another Extension
entomologist visited the woman’s
home, checked around and
vacuumed. When they inspected
the sweepings under a microscope
they found no signs of insects and
concluded that the caller probably
just had dry, sensitive skin. So they
suggested she get a jumpsuit in a
soft, pajama-like fabric and wear
it around the house. Apparently
this solved the problem.
People in large offices
sometimes suffer from what Boys
calls “paper fleas” particles of
paper in the dry air —which can be ,
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the humidity is raised. “These are
a real concern to the individuals
involved, even though the cause
isn’t what they think,” the en
tomologist said. Suggesting a
solution sometimes required great
tact.
People also called about insect
bites usually wanting to know
how serious the bite was. One
person was concerned about the
possibility of getting rabies after
having been bitten by a praying
mantis.
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involved in public information
work related to this pest. He spoke
at public meetings and help
prepare news releases and
publications on how to identify and
control the insect.
One of the biggest frustrations
over the years was doing what
Boys called “fragmentation en
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under the microscope after they’ve
been sent in for identification. He
received between 25 and SO insects
a week in the mail from people
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Unfortunately, few of these
specimens arrived intact. Often all
he had to work with was a pile of
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tomological nightmare might be a
five-page letter telling where the
insect was found and how it had
affected the lives of half a dozen
people.
“It might take me several
minutes just to unwrap the tissue
and be able to behold this creature
that had torn a family apart,” he
said. Sometimes all there’d be was
a speck stuck to the end of the tape.
Then began the real work of
assembling the bug under the
microscope. It could take several
hours to make a positive iden
tification, based on the surviving
evidence.
After spending 2Q. years telling
others bow to cope with insects.
Boys has developed a rather
philosophic attitude toward these
creatures which vastly outnumber
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Dairy Farmer
Ellendale, ND
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any other organism on this planet.
“We have to leam to live with
insects,” he said. “We can’t stamp
them out there are too many of
them. Besides, there’s a place for
them in the food chain. We’re
learning to live with a threshold
level we can get along with, par
ticularly in crop work. They’re
always one step ahead of us, but
controlling the troublemakers isn’t
an impossible task.”
In retirement, Boys says he
plans to put away his insect net and
microscope at least for the time
being and take up a fishing rod
instead. But he stills enjoys
identifying bugs and in time may
start adding insects to the
collection he started as a student
entomologist.
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