. Circular. Insects. 4 To sum up: Every house where a pet dog or cat is kept may be- come seriously infested with fleas if the proper conditions of moisture and freedom from disturbance exist. Infestation, however, is not likely to occur if the (bare) floors can be frequently and thoroughly swept. When an outbreak of fleas comes, however, the easiest remedy to apply is a free sprin- kling of pyrethrum pow- der in the infested rooms. This failing, benzine may be tried, a thorough spray- ing of carpets and floors being undertaken, with the exercise of due pre- caution in seeing that no lights or
. Circular. Insects. 4 To sum up: Every house where a pet dog or cat is kept may be- come seriously infested with fleas if the proper conditions of moisture and freedom from disturbance exist. Infestation, however, is not likely to occur if the (bare) floors can be frequently and thoroughly swept. When an outbreak of fleas comes, however, the easiest remedy to apply is a free sprin- kling of pyrethrum pow- der in the infested rooms. This failing, benzine may be tried, a thorough spray- ing of carpets and floors being undertaken, with the exercise of due pre- caution in seeing that no lights or fires are in the house at the time of the application, or for some hours afterwards. Final- ly, if the plague is not thus abated, all floor cov- erings must be removed and the floors washed with hot soapsuds. This is a useful precaution in any house which it is proposed to close for the summer, since even a thorough sweeping may leave behind some few flea eggs from which an all-pervading swarm may develop before the house is reopened. Approved: James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, D. C., December 29, 1908. [Cir. 108]. "i(3. 2.—Cat and dog flea (Ctenoeephalus canis) : a, Larva ; fr, head of same ; c, anal end of same, a, Much enlarged; 6, c, more enlarged. (Author's illustration, redrawn.) o. 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington, Govt. print. off.
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