THE HOUSE FLY[1] AND HOW TO SUPPRESS IT.

By L. O. HOWARD, _Chief of the Bureau of Entomology_, and F. C. BISHOPP,

_Entomologist_.

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CONTENTS.

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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

Preventing the breeding of flies 9

Construction and care of stables 9

Fly-tight manure pits 10

Frequency with which manure should be removed in cities and towns 10

Health office regulations for control of house flies in cities 10

Disposal of manure in rural and suburban districts 11

Chemical treatment of manure to destroy fly maggots 12

Maggot trap for destruction of fly larvæ from horse manure 13

Compact heaping of manure 15

Garbage disposal and treatment of miscellaneous breeding places 15

Sewage disposal in relation to the prevention of fly-borne diseases 15

What communities can do to eliminate the house fly 16

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