The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-20
REMEDIES FOR FLFAS.
Permanently To Get Rid of the Pests
They Must Be Attacked in Their
Breeding Places.


| Persons whose houses, pet animals, Of
| livestock are infested with feas are
warned in new publication of the r. S
department OF agriculture, bulletin No
24s, that it is almost hopeless to get rid
OF the pest il no attention is paid to the
breeding places of the insects. 1t is, OF
course, important TO destroy the adult
feas, but this should be accomplished by
thorough cleaning out OF all places in
which their eggs may be laid. Since it
takes from two weeks to many months
for the eggs of fleas to develop to adults
there is always danger of reinfesta-
tion unless the breeding places are thor
oughly destroyed.
IL is well-known fact that certain
kinds of feas are responsible for the
spread of the bubonic plague and this
alone would make their destruction a
universal duty They are, however, re-
sponsible for other diseases as well as
the plague, and entirely apart from their
share in spreading contagion they are a
great nuisance to human beings, and may
annoy livestock to such an extent that
they seriously iniure the health of the
animal. The flea can exist practically
everywhere that man can, and il the con-
ditions are permitted to be favorable ii
will multiply with great rapidity.
OF the approximately 400 species of
feas known to exist the human flea, the
dog flea, the cat flea, the rat hea-which
carries the plague-and the sticktight
flea are the varieties which most com
monty affect human beings and domestic
animals. The sticktight flea differs from
the Others in that when ii has once at
tached itself to host il remains with
its mouth parts immovably imbedded in
the flesh. Chickens suffer in particular
from this pest and for this season IL Is
sometimes called the chicken flea. II is
frequently seen in dense masses also on
the ears Of dogs and cats. II is diff
cult to loosen from It's hold and It's de.
strnction therefore presents some diff :
ties. Fairly good results are obtained
from the local application of kerosene
md lard In the proportions of one part
kerosene and three parts lard, but "
lsed too freely this may iniure poultry.
In the case Of other species the in
.ects hop about much more freely and
nav or may not, therefore, he found az
inv given time on their hosts. When
logs or cats. however. are found 90 be
a bath in a 3 per cent solution
4 creolin will probably be found 90 be
Elective. A sufficiently accurate method
4 making such a solution Is 20 add four
ablespoonfuls Of creolin 10 each gallon
4 water. Warm water should be used
nd the animal placed IN a tub with tho
olution IN il. A stiff brush should then
, eused 10 work the solution into the
air. particular care being taken IN wet
he sleas on the head Of THE animal The
attn should last five or 10 minutes. after
rhich the creolin should be rinsed Of and
Nc animal washed with warm water and
oar. This treatment is desirable for
ats and viii prevent the skin Of the
1ost delicate animal from being burned.
'iueiy pilverized mothballs worked into
be fur Of the eat are also useful. The
aphthalene IN the rnothhalls drives the
eas out IF the hair They emerge II
tupehef condition aud can then easily
. killed. Insect powder. sauftimss
sIlei pyrrthrurn huhsch. o. IlsimAtian
lsers powder. may 10 used N TIE same
az. Fresh. unadulfefstef pyrethrun j.
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