. Control of household insects and related pests. Household pests; Insect pests. Vinegar Fly, Drosophila melanogaster Meigen. its ability to reproduce rapidly and to move quickly from filthy surroundings to the food of man, it can be a carrier of such diseases as typhoid fever, and bacil- lary and amoebic dysentery. In 30 days a single fly may lay more than 2,000 eggs in excrement, in garbage, kitchen refuse, stacked lawn clippings, and other decomposing plant and animal matter. In warm weather the egg may hatch in less than 2 days, producing a white maggot or larva. In warm or pro- tected env
. Control of household insects and related pests. Household pests; Insect pests. Vinegar Fly, Drosophila melanogaster Meigen. its ability to reproduce rapidly and to move quickly from filthy surroundings to the food of man, it can be a carrier of such diseases as typhoid fever, and bacil- lary and amoebic dysentery. In 30 days a single fly may lay more than 2,000 eggs in excrement, in garbage, kitchen refuse, stacked lawn clippings, and other decomposing plant and animal matter. In warm weather the egg may hatch in less than 2 days, producing a white maggot or larva. In warm or pro- tected environments, fly reproduction may continue throughout the year. In cities, housefly infestations usually can be traced to their breeding source within the distance of a city block. How- ever, these pests may fly or be trans- ported by wind for several miles. In addition to the grayish-black house- fly, you may find in your home several other kinds of flies. These are controlled in the same manner as the housefly, al- though control of their maggots varies. The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Linn.), which resembles the true house- [21. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelbacher, A. E. (Abe Ezra), 1899-1991. [Berkeley, Calif. ] : Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California
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