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Show mercial bait and home-mixed diazinon, ronnel, and malathion sugar baits are helpful when j sprinkled frequently over outdoor I areas where flics congregate. "But, never contaminate live i stock feed, or human food or water j with any of the fly sprays, or with I any ether pest control poisons " Dr. Knowlton cautions. I Formulas for fly control baits and sprays may be secured from your local county agricultural agent's office. i Suggestons Offered Tor Control of House Flies j House flies have become a serious seri-ous problem in many parts of Utah, reports Dr. G. F. Knowlton Extension Ex-tension Entomologist at Utah State University. House flies are particularly numerous nu-merous in communities having livestock. Frequent and regular removal and disposal of garbage and manure is essential to successful success-ful fly control. Good sanitation must be practiced consistently to really hold down house fly breeding. breed-ing. Residual sprays of malathion, diazinon, ronnel, and dipterex have been effective in localities where used adequately. These chemicals, mixed with water and sugar, usually usu-ally are sprayed on the outside of barns and chicken coops, over garbage gar-bage cans, and about garbage areas. Spot spraying around the home yard also may be practiced at the time spray is used over small areas outside the home where flies most commonly rest on walls, porch light cords, etc. ' Dry sugar baits have been helpful help-ful in fly control when scattered about the home. Dipterex com- |