Show About the House Fly I Ice s Monthly That we may know I the least about what we commonly see Is well Illustrated In the life history of the housefly They are always with us but we ImO very little of their comings in and goings out The university of Minnesota Min-nesota has recently issued a paper on the subject not telling us all we would like to know but still adding cotwiderubly t the little we have I Is no certain that it Is a real native of America or wdettier It came a a stowaway in some early vessel from the old world They are very active in Minnesota during the month of Aucust Between 6 p m and I a m next day one fly had laid 129 eggs This was August 12 August I the eggs were hatched ami minute fly maggots were ciOAvIing about The eggs usually hatoh In about twentyfour hours after being laid THe fly usually deposits Its eggs In manure The maggots mout twice The larva is full grown in six days when it becomes a pupa and In five fr six days emerges from Its case a full grown fly Each female fly Is capable of laying LoOO egg In a season a few of the sIren get live through the winter as flies and start the brood next season Many die ne in the fall from a parUsite fungus and may be seen fast to the window glass r T 1 IT |