The director of the state experiment station, or an executive officer appointed by him, shall:
a. Survey, in the order he deems desirable and to the extent that he deems necessary, all salt marsh, fresh-water swamps, or flooded areas within the state for the location of mosquito breeding areas;
b. Map each section so surveyed and indicate all mosquito breeding areas, the method adapted to their extermination, and the probable cost;
c. Investigate the mosquito life history, habits, and control, as will, in his judgment, furnish information necessary to successful mosquito extermination by any agency within the state; and
d. Distribute among the people of the state information concerning the nature and results of mosquito extermination.