The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-06-05
LEG AND EGGS, HoG LOUISE.

those found dead upon the hogs the
next morning were sufficient evidence
of the effectiveness of the application
in killing all that are wet by it. With
pair of shears handful Of hair con-
tanning many eggs or ''nits" was cut
from the neck OF one OF these pigs the
day following the treatment The eggs
have been kept in moderately warm
place ever since, but no yong lice have
been Matched from them, WI .ch convinces
me that the application k fled the eggs
also. When pigs are treated they
should be removed to otuer quarters II
possible, and the old straw shou Id all be
taken from their former nests and
burned. The walls and floor of the pen
and all places frequented by the pigs
should also receive thorough treat
ment with the emulsion, which with q
good force pump can be driven into all
cracks and crevices that might furnish
hiding places for the lice. The obiec-
ton to any treatment for the destruc-
ton OF lice is that it will have to be re-
peated to be perfectly effectnal. With
the most careful application few lice
or eggs will escape either upon IN
treated parts Of the animal or about the
pen or nest. The above reriedy, which
seems to be second to none in effective
ness, is so cheaply and easily applied
that one can afford to make several APP
plications il needed
In order to make the application some
kind Of force pump is necessary, as
well as few feet OF rubber tubing.
Such pumps can be obtaired at slight
expense, and If spraying nozzle is not
at hand the thumb held over the end of
the tubing will be found very good
substitute-une which thu writer very
often uses in preference tr any nozzle.
A half-grnwn louise mum magnified is
shown in accompanying cut At A IS
shown portion of the leg of mature
house. it differs from that Of the half
grown specimen by showing plainly Sec
ond joint in the claw. A fslll-grown louise
is three-sixteenths Of an inch long. The
color is dirty blush gray. The sharp
claws seen in the illustration are not
used to hurt the pig, but are for the pur-
pose of clasping the hairs tightly, from
which it is not easy to remove them.
The food is taken through sharp ros-
trum or beak which is thrust iato the
skin OF the host The beak is not shown
in the illustration, as it is always re-
treated when not in use.
Is represents three eggs. From one
to half-dozen eggs may he found in
this way fastened to q single hair. They
are three sixty-fourths of an inch in
length. and the lower or inner end is
always attached by means Of a tough
gluey substance that usually entirely
encloses the hair. The upper or outer
end of the egg Is the one from which
the louise makes its exit. This end has
somewhat darker colored cap, which
is pushed of by the young louise before
coming forth. The egg is white in
color and is covered with small regular
ly arranged pits or punctures giving the
surface a honey-comb appearance.
! At b three eggs are represented nat
ural size.
| II it is not thought best to use kero-
sene emulsion strong tobacco decoc-
ton, strong soap-suds or an oiling
with kerosene and lard mixed in tho
proportion of one part of kerosene tl
three or four parts OF lard would prob.
ably prove effectual and would not bc
harmful to the animal.--Breeder's Ga.
Eette.