Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-03
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SPRING FLY CAMPAIGN. )
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In the annual effort made TO reduce
nies. 1t is, OF course, of primary i'm
portance that the early flies be killed.
II Is much easier to reduce the in
sects IN the early spring and summer
tnan later in the season when there
are thousands, n perhaps millions Of
them to cope with. The Swat the
Fly. slogan be taken literally in
spring. Then. perhaps, is the one time
OF the year when it can be so taken;
Tor. after thousands or millions of the
insects are swarming about. the effect
OF a swatter or wen many hundred
sWatters are practically nil. In the
spring, however. as the first flies crawl
iorth from their places of Information.
they can be killed. and thus. the future
numbers will be materially reduced.
More important perhaps han kill
ing these first flies, Is the destruction
or elimination of every possible reed
ing place. Flies breed in filth. Any
accumulation offering moisture aka
line in reaction. retaining some heat.
creating heat, gives them particularly
good fields for development. 1t hus is
important that manure be hauled away
and properly disposed Of. or if accu-
mutations must remain on the prem
Uses. that 1t be thoroughly sprayed with
kerosene or borax. Borax Is perhaps
the better. because it Is not combus-
tible, and therefore is not likely to
cause fires n consequent property
loss. However. manure is by no e
the only substance to attract flies. and
rubbish Of other sorts should be given
equal care. The ~sweepings from homes,
ash accumulations and the rubbish
that usually goes with them, must also
be disposed of. Combustible material
can of course be burned. n this is one
Of the best ways OF destroying not only
Its bulk but also any fly eggs or larvae
thai may be lodged in it. In fact, II
a~ccumulations are not too great and
transportation facilities are difficult to
get, burning alone will probably over
come most of the difficulty consequent
upon fly breeding in rubbish. BY burn
ing even small quantities and starting
the new fires always on the remnants
of the old fires. fly larvae will be de-
stroyed as fast as they can be devel-
oped. :
To check the fly evil during the sum.
mer every Sioux Cityan should engage
in a thorough spring cleanup" effort
that will involve not only his home, in
Guiding attic and basement, but also
the surroundings of his home, includ-
ing yard and alley. And, above all, the
householder should not permit such a
cleanup" effort to result in a general
dumping of waste and rubbish onto
the vacant property in his neighbors
hood. Flies will develop quite as read.
lily on Nacant property as in your back
yard, and. once having developed. they
certainly will not devote their attention
merely to the vacant property. They
will spread through he entire
neighborhood. so even though oc-
'cupied premises may be kept in orderly
condition, ~unoccupied property may be
the cause of fly ~nuiSance; and, since
this fly nuisance is directly detrimental
to the lie~ighborhood, it not only be-
hooves the neighborhood not to be re-
~sponsible for the accumulation of. rub
Dish on such vacant property, but to
actually extend its efforts to the prop
erty.
Cleaning up a vacant lot is.a COM
p~aratiyely small task and yet may
mean a great deal to those whose
homes adjoin it. 1t is. of course, true
nevertheless the owner is remotely To-
Gated or owns many properties and
may not knoW of the existing condi-
lions. 1t is also true that small accu-
mutations too insignificant to be no.
ticed by the owner On a cursory trip to
his premises, or. if noticed, too insig-
nificant to be even unsightly, may yet
have great significance from the view
point of fly breeding. For this reason
neighbors can well afford to dispose of
waste on at least to build the fires that
Will destroy their WI rubbish, upon
such accommodations and thus kill the
egg or larva of flies.
FLY Alphabet.
A swarm of flies around the
premises are dangerous.
BE active in the destruction Of
the fly.
Constant effort destroys the fly.
DIDO not allow breeding places for
flies about your home.
EVERY fly hat lives over winter
ecomes a breedery for the early ones.
F-Flies are carriers of disease; be-
ware of them.
G,Garbage cans furnish a prolific
breeding place for flies. Keep them
covered.
H-House flies are most dangerous
to babies. Do not allow one to settle
on the baby or it's food.
Insist that yours and your neigh
boris premises are kept clean; then
there will be no flies.
July n August are the months
in which there is the greatest mortality
among children. See hat the fly is
not responsible.
large one that are around your prem
ises.
Lime. borax, iron sulphate with
water are good to kill the fly maggots
in all breeding places, especially the
manure pile.
Manure when left standing in or
around the stable or elsewhere makes
a prolific breeding place for flies.
N--Nincty per cent of flies breed in
horse manure.
Ozone winter fly will multiply by
September to 5,59s, 720, 0o0. 900, provided
none are killed.
Permit no fly to settle4on your
food; it may bring you the typhus or
other deadly germs.
Q-Quit allowing dirt or filth around
your premises. They are fly breeders.
R-Refuse to buy food that is not
protected from flies.
Screen all doors and windows SO
no fly q enter the house. Keep them
out of the sick room.
THE house fly, the typhoid fly,
are to be avoided as something deadly.
U-Unless your house and yard are
kept clean and free from breeding
places. you will have flies.
V--vtgilance in destroying the fly