THE FLY MENACE
ASSORTMENT OF GERMS Flies are now making themselves as big a problem as ever, says a statement issued by the Health De-. partment. The tolerance whicfi is shown toward the lly is extraordinary in lhis intelligent age. The fly is one of the foulest of creatures— an insect loaded with germs which are. scattered indiscriminately. These germs breed inside the insect. They cluster thickly on its legs, and there is a terrifying assortment of them—■ germs of typhoid fever, dysentery, summer sickness, tubereulosjs, and even skin infections. To defeat the lly tlxei breeding ground must be eliminated. And inside, the house see that, all food; is properly screened. The use of fly traps', ily papers and commercial sprays inside will help to keep the number down. An
ounce of formalin added; to a pint of. milk or water provides a useful trap. Place the liquid in shallow receptacles and put them where they will be most effective—that is, well away from food or liquid; that might act. as a counter-attraction.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 43, 29 January 1943, Page 5
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173THE FLY MENACE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 43, 29 January 1943, Page 5
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