The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-04-22
The House Fly---Menace

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Constructed IKE an insees forms. u
consists Of . AsaA. tbora1 and ab-
domsn. marked b ali by twelve riAss
eorrssponains to The twelve ssgmests
Of the nae4ot-
On the Asad are easily s<en IL
two large compound eyes. Thsss
eyes perceive broad surfaces plain
" but do not sense ane lines. THIS
can b proven. II With . steady hand
you slowly lower Q knife blade over
. ~. you can ssvse Il In t~o before
I; takes slarn. Bstveen the com
pound eyes. however. are three sim
pie syes which are acute. The other
prominent head feature besides the
big eyes b In proboseis or trunk-iike
mouth. n interested. dissect or cut
on . dy's mouth parts or less and
bring them to ny or any doctors
once and look at them under the
microscope. You viii ind that this
proboseis or tongus has q snout. .
pump. and at The end two cushion
like lobes OF lips Besides the above
mentionsd structures. . few bristles
and fselsrs constitute the structures
Of the hsaA.
Tho trunk or tAorax 10 composed
Of muscles that ha1dle it, winss. bal
aneefs and legs. Il cootains the vital
parts. also. A slight squeeze Of the
thorax paralysss the pest. The ~
ID possessed Of six lsGs consisting OF
nine joints each. Did you ever close
" observe . Ay walk. TIE legs are
moved three at Q time-a front and
hind leg on one side advancing At
the same time With the middle leg
or the other side. The iegs Of this
loathy creature abound With hair
elaw-lite hooks and pads. furnishing
harbor for nth and germs. possibly
typhoid. to b scattered perhaps over
your food OF mine.
We have sketehed briefly the life
history and structure Of the ay. We
ind II serves no purpose In nature.
Its presence serves only a. . signal
of torment and danger. II IL q loathy
pest. raised In 9th. and though you
often zee II. Arst With it, fore legs.
then With IL hind legs. brush itself
OF. yet the laboratory and micro
scope show that It u full Of micro
organisms. many OF which are harm
ful to humanity. II does not choose
. diet Of nectar or honey from the
flowers but feeds on excrsmsat.
sputum and the most obnoxious
putrefying food II can ind. Il thus
loads its legs with 6kh. II has .
habit Of prospecting with . touch Of
its trunk. thus besmearing it, body.
II II full Of germs and bacteria IN.
ternally - we'll. 1t has 4 habit when
feeding to eject Juices from it, mouth
to dissolve and soften the food II
may be eating upon and then re-
imbibe the mixture. Il thus befouls
our food with this regurgitassd auid.
Who can resist swatting the ~?
Some blood sucking and skin
piercing dies convey anthrax. glan-
ders. cattle plague. swine fever. and
In Africa. sleeping sickness. The
pestiferous house ny can carry IT,
phoid. II can carry epidemic d.
arrhoea. which has . high infantils
mortality. Keep the Aiss away IRON
the baby. It can carry noulds, nlth.
parasites and eggs Of tapswosms.
Doesn't It DO You good 70 swat Il?
You KIM two now. yoa havs killed
millions. 20 TO speak. three months
from now.
Besides swatting The ~. IT. pro
duction can be controlled By Destroy
ing breeding places - refuse and gaf.
bage. On the other hand. breeding
traps can be made and the pupas or
caterpillars destroyed. Bulletins Of
tho department Of agriculture givo
the details.
Refuse that 10 destroyed weekly or
oftsner In warm weather should b
left open 70 that sggs can - dsposit-
ID and thus destroyed. Chloride Of
lime or iron sulphats. two pounds TO |
, gallon Of water. win disinfect all /!
refuse and XIII the maGesea
In the house they can be controlled |
by screening and poison Ay paper.
The newest poison. Which - also . |
disinfectant. b . tabjsspoonful Of |
Iormalin in . half pint Of milk or
vatsr. In using poisoas care must
- exercised II there are small ehij.
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