Show IEN OUTLINES MITES l CONTROL I I There are several satisfactory satisfactory methods of treating birds for lice but probably the most effective e and satisfactory way of destroy destroy- destroying destroying destroying ing them is to put nicotine sulfate on the center of the perches about half one half hour before the birds goto go goto goto to roost at night advises Carl assistant extension of the Utah State Agricultural college e This liquid may be spread in athin a athin athin thin narrow strip with a small paint brush with a small oil can canor or by punching a small hole in inthe inthe inthe the can in which the Blackleaf Fort Forty is purchased One pint or orone orone orone one pound should treat about feet of roosts lice Inasmuch as all of the lice lice-eg lice eggs s do not hatch at the same time it itis itis itis is occasionally necessary to make a second application tion about ten days after the first to eliminate this poultry parasite Flocks ma may also be freed from lice by bv by using commercial This is a white powder which may bE applied to the bird by dipping b by dusting or 01 by the pinch method Control of Mites Miles The chicken mite or called so-called so red mite is possibly the most detrimental of the poultry para para- parasites parasites parasites sites This parasite which in the time daytime day ime hides in the cracks and I crevices coop invades the roosting fowl at night engorges itself with blood and usually leav leav- leaves leaves leaves es the bird before she gets off oIT of the perch in the morning This mite is a small shaped pear-shaped para para- parasite parasite site Its natural color is with black spots but when it is filled with blood it is red Since chickens attacked by this parasite soon lose flesh and stop laying it is a good practice to examine the under side of the dropping drop dropping dropping ping boards the nests knot holes and the cracks in all parts of the coop frequently to detect its presence pres presence ence As soon as it is discovered the entire inside of the coop should be sprayed thoroughly with some good coal tar product that has an- an I oil as a base parts of and kero- kero kerosene kerosene sene used crank case oil and kerosene ker- ker kerosene or any of the coal tar stock dips are arc good mite destroyers when they are forced into the cracks and crevices crevices in which the mites live |