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Swallows Clear Terminal Island Shipyard Of Gnats
Longshoremen at Indies Terminal on Terminal Island breathe easier as swallows swarm the harbor eating gnats swarming around salted hides bound for Japan. Plant quarantine experts identify the gnats as Ephydrid flies, with red eyed, non biting larvae feeding in moist salted tissues.
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Big Indies Terminal
Terminal Island
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Plant Quarantine Section
Lorin R. Gillogley
Great Salt Lake
Mono Lake
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