Show 1 L KILL PESTS IN POULTRY HOUSE How would woul you ou like to sleep f In abet n a bet bed with be bedbugs bu s The hen likes no nomore nomore nomore more more to sleep with mites lice Hee fleas Hens etc than you do o with be bedbugs bugs These pests are not so prevalent In the winter win win- Iter ter as ns in the summer but If the they are not Dot properly ern eradicated they will make it Iter er very uncomfortable for the then ben in winter The general public has the erroneous Idea that these pests of lof if the hen go Into hibernation In the tracks cracks nm and crevices ices of ot the time buildings find and never ne bother the birds in winter This does oes take place to a small extent but what better place does docs the pest want to pass the winter than the good nice aiice rJ ce warm f. f Lathery feathery thery bo body of a u hen lien These pests may be destroyed by careful and vigilant methods metho g throughout through through- out the tIle year ear The buildings mu must t be sprayed or dusted frequently with tome come good Insecticide e. e Common old whitewash Is a er very effective spray or wash for the poultry house if carefully carefully care cure fully applied so as us to till nil all nil cracks s sund und arid crevices as ns well ns as cover the smooth surfaces Then too it Is very practical to apply one of several se good commercial disinfectants All such applications should be ma math made at Internals Inter later nals vals of ot three or four mouths months If no pests are seen but in ca case some som are noticed apply appl Immediately Then comes the treatment ot of ach tach individual indi bird This may be dooe doo by either ither dusting usting or dipping but hut preferably preferably dusting especially in winter There are several se goo good powders for the time ern of these pests In appl applying Ing the powder hold the bird head hea downward with left band dust pow powder er down own into feathers rub rill the feathers the wron wrong way and rub ruh powder into skin |