El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-24


OsS' emphasizing the now. "a fy
crusade started in July can have Iftt1e
lasting effect Every fIv Iyi1Ied 80 -
/ Equivalent TO killing millions of them
IN the middle of the summer. Tho fTy
u usaues throughout the country fast
Gunner accomplished a great deal IN
ne way OF temporary relief This YEA
! the work should begin earlier and laS7
lGuSSI- me spring hOusecleantne
should include a vigorous antf-flv crn7
saoe which should extend to anv Dlacas
outside the house where flies are IiI-eI,,
TO breed. a mature fly of 11rfI ~,
De the ancestor of over six billion fIies
- the 1lIsI OF September. according 10
a careful scientific calculation Ths
sOuhg ines killed in april have had
Few offspring and that is the time
when they should be annihiIated The
klllng OF all the winter flies would
90 away with the great work reorIirs5
in the summer" III = u
Crusade on in Many Cities.
number of towns already have
commenced the work of destroying the
WINTER ines Cleveland expects TO be
almost Ilyless city this summer. as
result OF the vigorous work which
mas Deen In progress this past three
months me Normal school OF the cify
dcted as committee to count flies col
4ected oy the boys. Money has been
raised 10 pay for the winter flies col
lected, at the rate of 10 cents Der 100
over 800. 900 have been paid for At mis-
rate and the crusade is still on. After
next month the price viii be low
cred TO 10 cents per 1000 althOu-i1
me boys are firm in their belief that
S,!ls IS unfair, as the number of old
ines already collected will make n
even more difficult to procure them
even as the warm weather aDDroa Che
pected-
House Fly Does Not Bite.
A number of different species Of
mes frequently are found around the
nOuSe, although only one of these is
the housefly proper Scientifically this
iS known as the muSca domestic II is
medium sized and grayish in color with
Us mouth part spread out at the tin
LOT sucking up liquids The hOusefIv
cannot Dite because its mouth is not
formed that way, although most ne
PIE believe that it does. The fIZ- f6s+
does the biting is rarely the stable NV
o. sIomoXys calcitrans which resembles
the housefly so closely that only an
enIOmolOgiSt is likely to discover The
uLIterence. It IS frequently found in
the mouse and differs from the hoIisa-
4ly cnleIly IN having a mouth which
can pierce the skin in a sharp sting
ing little bite which sometimes arouses
hap.
Cluster Fly Found in House.
AiIOtneF species OF fly frequently
found In the house is the cluster fIv
or poIlenls rudis, which is especially
numerous IN the spring or fail The
cluster fly is larger than the average
nousetIy- Its abdomen is smooth ana
dark colored and the fly has a sprinl5-
ing OF yellow hairs It is apt to be
in its movement. esDeciaITyy IN
the fall. and therefore. can be picked
up readily 1t is subject to a flung
Gus disease which causes it to die upon
WINDOW panes surrounded with
white efflOreScence. Sometimes this
becomes
as to become pest, but such cases are
not frequent.
Many Species Of Stable Fly.
another stable fly, almost exactly
not bite as does the stomoxys caIci-
trans It breeds upon decaying veee- I
tatlon and manure and is an active 4
agent IN the distribution of filth and /
germs. Several varieties of greenish I
or blush flies having a metallic luster I
also are to be found about the house
me most numerous is the blue bottle 4
-Iy, which also is called the blow fly
Of meat fly, because it breeds in de-
eaying animal material.
Files Attracted by Fruit.
Inere are several smaller species Of I
mouse 1Les, and a fruit fly, which fire.
luently IS found to be attracted by the /
)dor OF over ripe fruit Each Of these
s capable Of carrying thousands of
1lsease germs. aside from the annoy
lnce their own presence causes. All
-hese different species together, how
sver, are small in numbers in. counari- Z
ion with the common hOusefly. Out OF
collections Of flies found in dining 7
-ooms In different parts Of the coun-
~ over 80 percent of the whole num- |
,er captured were the musca dOmes-
lea or common hOusef1y.
Flies Breed In StnbIes.
The favorlte breeding place OF the
nusca domestlca is the horse stable, /
through falling that, garbage cans,
vegetable matter viii suffice IT
Gems to take the eggs longer to ma |
ure IN some localities than others a ]
chemist experimenting in Massachu-
etts, raised a generation in Il days. /
ne duration Of the egg state was "a
.ours, the larval state from five to I
even days. and the pupal state about |
he same period. An experiment made 1
n Washington last year, in midsum- Z
1er. indicated that the female laws at /
ne time about 12O eggs which hatch !
n eight hours. The larval period with !
hese eggs lasted less than five DAYS
nd the pupal five days, making the |
otal time for the development Of a /
GENERATION OF young flies about 10
avs
Preventive Measures.
The greatest preventive measure !
OF the Development Of the hOusefly is
table refuse In the cities where I
roper street cleansing conditions pro
all this may be comparatively easy. /
s special regulations can be made for J
very stables. In the country .ha
roblem presents greater difficulties
experiments have been made as to the
disability Of treating refuse with air
lacked lime, and other preparations as
preventive of fly breeding, but so Tar
he results have not been satisfactory.
In smaller towns where the pro-
isiOns for street cleaning are limited
he collection of stable refuse has been
ne Of the features made prominent in
he anti-fly crusades- Public spirited
tizens have contributed money to paw
n this work, and in a number Of in
tances it has been undertaken By
ehOOl children. In New York state the /
oy scouts recently have taken I'D a
srtain amount Of street cleaning with !
view to fly determination.
Crusade Against Mosquitoes.
In some localities the fight for the 1
Of the mosquito has been
ken up even more strenuOUsly than !
lat Of the fly. In Atlantic City, this
BRING, the townspeOple and the CITY
-fcials are untiring in their efforts
it'll such Vigilence as to encourage
he devOut hope that the mosquito
lis year will be much less prevalent
that well known resort than form .
'ly- The Jersey skeeter' long has
zen recognized as the champion Of
S race, and yet the measures taken To I
-ercOme him are expected to be quite
effective within the next few years
those which banished the more ]
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