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Show Mil STARVE MITES IN HEN HOUSE W In Teste Made FariteHee Were 8tlll MB Alive After 113 Days In Aban- IK dened Building. swsf (Prtarl bjr th UnlUd 8ttt Dep.rtmnt Hf' of Astloultur.) HB " It takes several months to starve the DB . mites in an Infested chicken house af H,' tcr the poultry has been removed. In IBW ' test made by the United States De HR partment of Agriculture some ml tee Bl were still alive after 118 days In as HP abandoned hen house. Tho nests In- JlW' dlcatcd, too, that the mites llvo longer Bk in damp locations than -n very dry jHj conditions, which accounts, In part at B ' least, for the idea that mttcs nro worse jBS - In dnmp, badly vcnttlnted houses. Bu The only wny to get rid of these Bjf' pests Is to break up their hiding Bf places. Dust baths will not control Br them. Boosts should be taken down, EI and all unnecessary boards removed. Bl "g In badly Infested houses thq mites nre , III to be found everywhere, Including tho 1 1 roof. For smnll coops a hand ntomlzcr BJ n will do for applying insecticides such BE as sprays, but for larger houses a Br bucket pump, knapsack sprayer, or Bj barrel pump is desirable. A rattier flW con tho spray should bo applied from !w all angles, aud driven thoroughly into flu'. nil the cracks'. The floor also should be flV treated, as innny mites fall to the floor IVJ! when roosts, are being removed, IjH Commercial carbotlncutH, which cot.. BB nlsfa essentially of a liijfh-grudc an- BB thraceno oil, hns proved very effective H against mites. The killing power of H this substance, which la derived from BB coal tar, lasts for several months, and BH mites which may be Inclined to come BB In from other buildings are repelled BB for a long time. This material costs, BB ordinarily, $1 a gallon, but as Its re- BB HHpjHyttSftMSSJHHpBHflHBJSHSr-'$SJf 1 fSH jflsHaHHIHIsRBvN 1 ih - B&bKu T sV h fBC '.bHmsTT B Spraying Interior of Hen House for BJ Mites. BQ suits arc superior to those recorded Bl with any other material, and the treat H menU required nre fewer, Its use Is BJ strongly advised. flt Crude petroleum, while not so ef- raj fectlvo as cnrbollnctun, retains Its kill H Ing power for several weeks, and In H most places Is very cheap. Since It flj does not dry Into the wood so rapidly H It Is more likely to soil tho fowls and flfl the clothing. Both of these materials Si can ho sprayed better If reduced with BJJ kerosene ul the rate of about 1 part flM of kerosene to 3 parts of the other W materials, loth often contain foreign !SJ particles which should 'to strained bo Jflj fore the spraying Is begun. Ill It has been found that one spray- jJDf ing with cither of these materials iflj often wilt completely eradicate the Su - mites, but ordinarily It Is advisable Big to make u second application In a jBj month, and In some cases a third treat Ui nient is needed. Poultry should be W kept out of tho houses until the ma- BJ terlul Is welt dried Into tho wood. It K Is advisable to spray or. paint chicken SJ oops a few days before putting BJ broods of young chicks Into them. flf |