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Show Kclta City To Elelp Spray Flies Each year aboit this time the house fly menace becomes a problem. pro-blem. Not only from the standpoint of the nuisance which they are, but, also from the standpoint of health of the community. Most people know that polio is spread by flies. A new case is reported re-ported in "Beaver. In addition other serious communicable diseases are also spread by the common house fly. In the interst of Delta and other communities of the County, Mayors May-ors and city councils as well as service organizations are actively interested in controlling these flies Delta city wishes to start a program pro-gram of fly control. A spraying service has been contacted and will come into do the work. They will use such chemicals as Benzene Ben-zene hexachloride (BHC), Methox-' chlor, and D. D. T. BHC, has a pungent odor, and js not desirable to use around dwellings. It will be used around corrals and out buildings, and is an effective control for flies. Methoxchlor is a new chemical, and is considered safe to use a-round a-round dairy barns and around food that is being, processed. It will be used in these places. D. D. T. as you know, has not been effective in controlling flies the past year or two, due to the fact that flies have built up an immunity to it. Where D. D. T. is used, it will be used in high concentrations, con-centrations, and possibly in combination com-bination with some other chemical so that it will do a good job in controlling flies. You will be contacted by the spray people. Your cooperation will be very much appreciated. |