. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. DIPTEEA OE TEUE FLIES. 215 suifer from this pest, because the eggs are detached by the "; Farm-horses in districts where G. equi is abundant should have shelter from the sun during the hot part of the day; and those in use should have their knees and shoulders dressed with salt-and-wat'er and some deodorant, to deter the fly from ovipositing. Salt is said to be good, but how it works is unaccountable. Tartar emetic in two-drachm doses every day for ten days is said to clear the " bots" out of the
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. DIPTEEA OE TEUE FLIES. 215 suifer from this pest, because the eggs are detached by the "; Farm-horses in districts where G. equi is abundant should have shelter from the sun during the hot part of the day; and those in use should have their knees and shoulders dressed with salt-and-wat'er and some deodorant, to deter the fly from ovipositing. Salt is said to be good, but how it works is unaccountable. Tartar emetic in two-drachm doses every day for ten days is said to clear the " bots" out of the Fig. 107 —Larva of HoRSE-BOT Fly. occur in Horae-bot; b, end of Several other " hot - flies " -Bvii^in—Hypoderma diana and Geph^ SnToV &otf of hooked noniyia rufibarbis, both on deer, and ™'°'Ji*'i«s- Hypoderina (equi ?), producing warbles on the back and loins of horses. This last I have never been able to rear, but have seen it on several occasions in the bot-stage. Boot-eating Flies (Anthomyidse). The Anthomyidse include a great number of flies which are all more or less dull in colour, and covered with many bristles and hairs. Their larvae are white footless grubs, which taper to a point towards the head end, and are blunt at the posterior end. Several are very injurious to crops. No full description of the adults will be given here, as they are all much alike: only specialists are able to identify them with any certainty. The larvse live in the roots of plants and set up decay. The most important are the following: the Onion Fly {Phorhia eepetoi-um); the Cabbage-root Flies {Anfhomyia radioMi, A. brassicce, and A. floralis); and the Wheat-bulb Fly [Hylemyia coardata).. 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. B
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