As an eight-year-old, Beverly Ann McFarlane killed mosquitos at every opportunity she got, placed them into match boxes, counted and examined them—a harbinger of what lay ahead for the now microscopist.
McFarlane, 67, would eventually be fully engaged in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases and also in sharing her knowledge across the country and in the Caribbean region.
“When my father was building our home in Meadowbrook by self-help, the area was covered in bush. Mosquitos were found in swarms. We were living in East Ruimveldt at the time and my mother would take dinner for him and I would accompany her.”