Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-05
How to Get Rid of the
Mites In Poultry Houses

Washington, D. G., May 4,--Liee b,
day and mites by night furnish the un
happy condition of poultry kept undei
insanitary surroundings, Treatment
cause the latter work only at night
making raids ON the fowls from theil
hiding places in crevices of the roosti
and cracks of the building To destroy
mites and keep the flock free of then
depredations, insecticide sprays and
sanitary building are necessary. II
Mites and Lice on Poultry" Farmers
bulletin sol, r. G, Bishopp and II. T
! Wood, of the bureau of entomology, U
/ y. department of agriculture, tell how
a complete renovation can be done,
The presence of mites is indicated
by small black and white specks on the
r0osts--the exerement of these insects
The first step is to get rid of the md
I ing places so far as possible. The
roosts should be taken down and all
unnecessary boards and boxes removed.
In heavily infested houses the mites
are to be found in all parts of the bulld
/ ing, including the roof. Where they are
less numerous, the infestations usually
are confined to the roosts and nests
and the walls Immediately adjacent.
For small coops hand atomlzer VIII
suffice for applying isectleldes Us
sprays, but for larger houses bucket
pump, knapsack sprayer, or paffei
pump is desirable. A rather coarse
spray should be applied from all angles
and thoroughly driven into the cracks
The floor also shoulde be treated as
many mites fall TO the floor when the
roosts are being removed.
OF the several materials that haVe
proved effective, one Of the so ealleu
wood preservers, consisting of ceflaln
coaltar products, known as anthraeeho
oil, with zine chlorid added, has gwen
particularly good results Its rePellins
power lasts for months The cost y
about 81 gallon, but twice the quan,
tity may be obtained by reducing WIN
equal parts of kerosene. e4
Crude petroleum is almost as ellee.
i've, retains its killing power 1of -.
eral weeks, and in most localltles p
very cheap. 1t will spray better u thln sr,
ned with one part of Kerosene W ~
parts of crude oil
Both of these materials often cgn 10
tain foreign particles which shoulp ~. ~
strained out before spraying y ~
gun. 1T has been found that one nv,
ough application of either Of these itia tho
terials will completely eradicate onae a
mites from an infested chicken hou9', =
but ordinarily it is advisable to illaNt the
second application month aIset 1.oat. .a
first, and in some cases a thlrd lio~o
mcnt is required. These subsequeh,. ,.nsb ii
plications may be made with orGsn, sng
using the materials pure and coNe'4hs lie
only the roosts, their supports 4hav
walls adjoining, and the nests = ,,,i;ca. lea
are infested. This method Of appiao4t
tion is effective for the first der;. taen;
ment also If the houses are not ne" ~
" infested Poultry should be keP' ,,a. oa
Of the treated buildings until ths -
terial is well dried into the Woou' r;n
Use as dip, crude petroleum oons. m
also destroy the small mite whlcn % m;te
ps scaly leg. In dipping for TINS ~ tol
the solution should not be alioWeq iNte Han
reach the flesh above the inies'a'iV
Dr. to get on the feathers