U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
FARMERS' BULLETIN No. 1408
The
HOUSE FLY AND HOW
TO SUPPRESS IT
The presence of flies is an indication of uncleanliness,insanitary conditions, and improperdisposal of substances in which they breed. Theyare not only annoying; they are actually dangerousto health, because they may carry disease germs toexposed foods.
It is therefore important to know where and howthey breed, and to apply such knowledge in combatingthem. This bulletin gives information on thissubject. Besides giving directions for ridding thehouse of flies by the use of screens, fly papers, poisons,and flytraps, it lays especial emphasis on theexplanation of methods of eliminating breedingplaces and preventing the breeding of flies.
This bulletin supersedes Farmers' Bulletin 851.
Washington, D. C. Issued April, 1925; revised November, 1926
THE HOUSE FLY[1] AND HOW
TO SUPPRESS IT.
By L. O. Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology, and F. C. Bishopp,Entomologist.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Kinds of flies found in houses | 1 |
| Where the true house fly lays its eggs | 2 |
| How the house fly passes the winter | 6 |
| Carriage of disease by the house fly | 6 |
| Excluding and capturing flies | 7 |
| The use of screens | 7 |
| Fly papers and poisons | 8 |
| Fly sprays | 8 |
| Flytraps | 9 |
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