. Agri-news. Agriculture. 8 October 13, 1980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTROL OF HOUSEFLIES by Ulf Soehngen Entomologist, Alberta Horticultural Research Center, Brooks In the fall, not only the human population, but the six-legged world as well, moves indoors to live out the cold season in a warm and protected environment. One of the insects living in close association (that goes back thousands of years) with man, is the housefly. Like man, it enjoys a varied diet; unlike man, however, it flits un- concernedly from garbage pile to dinner table, sampling here, and dropping a few bacteria there. Ov
. Agri-news. Agriculture. 8 October 13, 1980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTROL OF HOUSEFLIES by Ulf Soehngen Entomologist, Alberta Horticultural Research Center, Brooks In the fall, not only the human population, but the six-legged world as well, moves indoors to live out the cold season in a warm and protected environment. One of the insects living in close association (that goes back thousands of years) with man, is the housefly. Like man, it enjoys a varied diet; unlike man, however, it flits un- concernedly from garbage pile to dinner table, sampling here, and dropping a few bacteria there. Over the centuries, flies have been responsible for much human misery by transferring human pathogens from one host to another. Moreover, its annoying habit of settling itself on one's nose, just as one is about to bury oneself in a favorite book, does little to endear this pest to the reader (victim?). Sanitation is the key to fly control. Removal of areas in which rotting and wet garbage accumulates removes breeding areas in and around the house. Electric fly traps, placed into areas of high fly density, will do an effective job in killing flies. However, the sudden snap, crackle and sizzle, when a fly is electrocuted, can be hard to take over a period of time. Sticky paper strips, while effective, often are scarce and hard to come by. Tightly fitting screen win- dows and self closing doors keep these insects out — where they belong. Among chemicals, fly baits are effective. Care must be taken to keep them out of the reach of children and pets. Malathion (deodorized household grade) may be applied where flies congregate. The residual action of this insecticide will kill them slowly as it is absorbed through the flies' feet. The "No Pest Strips" are effective when used as directed. These may - (cont'd) -. /dlberra AGRICULTURE nnp (dCft) 4P7-P1 ?7 Hnmrni iniratinriQ nivicinn. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digit
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