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Show Prepare to Sivat Fly The time has almost arrived for the annual drive to lessen the number of flies, purveyors of filth and disease. In issuing issu-ing its annual warning against the fly peril, the United States Public Health Service points out certain measures of eradica-lion, eradica-lion, and certain conditions that increase the fly evil. According Ac-cording to the health service bureau, there are certain natural enemies of flies that deserve consideration and protection. Among these are lizards, toads, spiders, certain kinds of tvasps and robber, flies, all of which devour flies. The lizards and toads are particularly good fly catchers. The enemies of the larvae are much more successful in their inroads. First place should be given to the birds, which eagerly devour both the larval and adult forms. The scratching scratch-ing barnyard fowl is a worthy enemy and certain forms of beettles, and ants also feed on both larvee and pupae of nearly all avarieties. On the whole, however, the natural enemies of the larval and adult forms fail to affect an appreciable reduction re-duction in the fly population. Also there are disease of the fly family. The most successful method of ridding a community of flies is to institute and continue a campaign for that purpose. It is only by the united efforts of all residents supplemented by the civic organizations in general, that progress in fly eradication is possible. The time of the year has an important bearing on the success of such a movement. Ordinarily, fly eradicative campaigns are instituted too late in the season to be effective. The best results are obtained if the work is begun in April. The United States Public Health Service wishes to recommend certain eradicative measures. As long as fly-breeding areas exist, it's almost useless to undertake suppressive measures of other character except screening; therefore the control of fly-breeding areas is the first requisite. This means that the highest standards of community cleanliness must prevail. |