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Show The Common House Fly, A Dangerous Foe For thxe who do not tak seriously ser-iously the manj dangt'rs of our comman houoe fly may we call to their attention the following information. in-formation. The housi fly breeds chiefly in inlmal wastes and especially In the manure pil s. There are three separate stages of the fh3 growth, the Una. the pupal and the adult. The femal' fly lajs from 120 to 151 ggs at a time. She does this about every ten days from th first of spring until the first of autumn bout thirty hours after the eggs have be n laid the first tiny white worm like creatures appear an-' 'n four ox five days later they b -come full fledged flies. The number of flls from a sinp.V female fly may reach to nearly six billion by the middle of Sept mber. Killing one fly In early spring will prevent several billion or mors from bothering you In August and Sep. tember. Flies are known carriers of many 'readed diseases, mainly Typhoid Fever, Dysentery and Polio. Is 't iny wond-r that community Health Minded people are so vigorouslv urging that every one clean up now and tak; advantage 0f the D.D.T. for fly control. Clean up that fly breeding yard of yours and call Frank Milne, chairman of the Fly Control Committee. Com-mittee. Lets g t that red pin chang-sd chang-sd to a green one to-day I |