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] |
| 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] |
KINDS OF FLIES FOUND IN HOUSES.
Several species of flies are found commonly in houses. Some of them so closely resemble the true house fly that it requires very careful observation to distinguish them from it.