Gunnison news-champion., 1921-08-12
Ranch and RalgG :: =:
Arise. Arise. And
Swat Those Flies
STATE WORKERS SAY THAT
NOW Is TINE TO WARD OFF
DISEASE ARMY

State EntOmologist's Office, Paonia,
Colorado.
Insects which transmit disease arc
one Of the most dangerous enemies
Of man. Many different diseases are
insect borne, but for the greatest car
rier OF disease within our community
Is the common house fy % prevalent
At this season Of the year. Too often
the house fly. because Of its innocent
appearance, Is overlooked until We con-
sider its habits and it, history. Auth
eutic reports state that the average
for Az flies examined was one and
one-fOurth millions bacteria per fy.
Sevcuty-fye per cent Of the bacteria
found on the aforesaid mentioned
flies were dangerous 20 human health.
In speaking OF the contamination
Of the human food by flies, We nigh,
call i the Trail Of the Loathsomc
Fly FOR they serve as a constan, con-
ycyOr from such places as filthy barn
yards, open priyies and rotting gar
bage refuse. Such enemies as this
travelling from the filthiest places to
the daintiest food Of man ought no:
TO be tolerated by any civilized COM
munity. The fly As mechanical
carrier l. known 70 transmit typhoid,
dyssntsry, tuberculosis, and summer
diarrhea Of infants, the latter having
killed i4.52l children under two years
Of age in 1908. Flies may also prob
ably carry anthrax, plague. and small
poN infections
Approximately 9j per cent Of all
flies are bred in horse manure, while
COW manure with human eNcrement.
kitchen refuse. chicken eoops, garbage
cans, and in fact any organic matter
beginning to deeompose, affords an
excellent breeding place for the com.
mon house fy. The time for deyel-
opment from egg to adult varies
with temperature conditions, averag-
ing about ten days during the sum
mer months. One ton of horse man
ure, after four days of exposure 10
the female fly may harbor e00, 900
larvae.
There is no reason for a community
being pestercd by these filthy crca-
lures. Fly control can be readily
accomplished without undue expense
providing there is 4 united community
effort. The citizens must do the work
and should do il willingly. but If neg
ligcnt, there should exist law TO
premises. Any community that has
established sewer system has taken
a long step toward disease prevention
but having gone this far should COM
pei back yard and alley sanitation.
Tho entire secret of fly control Is
the destruction of breeding places. II
may be safely stated where flies are
abundant they have bred within the
Il
jaccnt. Cautions disposal of refuse
will nd any community of the house
fly. Such precautions as the follow
ing are well worth while:
/. When it is not practical to re
move the manure to the field daily,
fiy-tight bins should be built and the
manure placed in them. To prevent
the bins from becoming fiy-breedinS
cage, the top should be permanently
closed or very tight and the manure
thrown into the bin directly from the
stable thru a small door cut thru the
side Of the stable into the bin nea.
the top of the same. The opening
can easily be provided with small
sliding screen door. The door should
be located in dark portion Of the
stable to prevent flies from entering
the bin. At a small cost fly traps
can be attached 10 the ventilator ends
of the bin in such manner that any
chance flies in the box will be trap
ped.
2. Every garbage can should be
fy-tight unless it is constructed with
fly trap.
3. The use Of fly traps, sticky fly
paper, etc, are only excuses for the
more important cleaning up process
4. Two-per-cent formaldehyde So
lutions may be placed in shallow
dishes in the house during the earl
hours viii kill many flies. The solu-
ton may be sweetened with sugar or
honey. Formaldehyde may be in 30
or 40 per cent solutions, (add about
20 times as much water) Do away
with all moisture so that flies will
find only the poison dish.
5. Remember that there is no such
thing as clean fiy-that the only
good ny is a dead ny