. Injurious insects and the use of insecticides [microform] : a new descriptive manual on noxious insects, with methods for their repression . 176.—The Horn Fly. a. Sho^ing front of head and mouth parts of female. 6. Showing same of male. view of head and front division of body, enlarged. {From cut kindly loanedby Division of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture.). Fig. 177.—The Horn fly with folded wings, enlarged. {From cut loaned by Division of Ento-mology, U. S. Departm,ent of Agriculture.) 202 INJURIOUS INSECTS. effectiveness for some time, and cattle trea
. Injurious insects and the use of insecticides [microform] : a new descriptive manual on noxious insects, with methods for their repression . 176.—The Horn Fly. a. Sho^ing front of head and mouth parts of female. 6. Showing same of male. view of head and front division of body, enlarged. {From cut kindly loanedby Division of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture.). Fig. 177.—The Horn fly with folded wings, enlarged. {From cut loaned by Division of Ento-mology, U. S. Departm,ent of Agriculture.) 202 INJURIOUS INSECTS. effectiveness for some time, and cattle treated with it are not muchtroubled with the flies for a day at least afterward. It loses its pro-perties as an insecticide, however, when exposed, and must, conse-quently, be applied frequently. Finely powdered tobacco proves to be almost equally effective withbuhach, and when obtainable is to be preferred because of its greatercheapness. Train oil has also been tried, and has proved useful. It does notkill the flies as does the buhach, but is more lasting than either buhachor tobacco dust. It has the further advantage in that it can be api)liedto the legs, thus driving away the common flies which attack has been applied by soaking a piece of cloth with it, and then giv-ing the parts attacked a thorough rubbing with the oiled cloth. For dairy cattle I would apply a lit
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