THE FLY PEST.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1920, 28 December 1918, Page 4

THE FLY PEST.

To guard as much as possible agaiusl the undoubted nuisance-of the fly pest, which is a very prevalent otic, all rubbish should he promp!ly httriil ; dust-hiiis should he covered, and every possible hreedingplacc destroyed, all tood covered, and all decaying vegeiahie mailer Diini!, whilst nmnnrc-hcaps, clc,, should he Ircaicd with sonic powerful disinfectant, and, more than all else, the inlcrioi's of dwelling-plac-es he well vent dated, and washed with -oii;c disinfectant. Drains and sinks need very special attention. ,\ll food and. Ilnids ought to he kept, covered, .and covered without delay. Use liberally carbolic, permanganate of pola-h. ami chloride of lime in solution. The llrsl and the lastnamed di-infcclanls arc rather disagreeable lo Hie olfactories, but the mipleasatilnc-s produced by their use is out of all comparison with that of the evils against which they arc arraved.

For the immediate present flies are md very numerous, hu! recalling the fecundity of a single fly. every solitary ilv which make.- its appearance ■ should be persistently pursued and destroyed: rlial may mean Ihe extinction of sextillions! it really is worth consideration. A little carbolic acid brushed on Hie outside of the framework of windows will he a great defence again-1 the ini ruder--, for (heir sense of sine 11 is far more acute than ours is, so that the small quantity of acid sufficient to keep them at bay may not he perceptible to ourselves. ]f very troublesome ami numerous, waive personal dislike, heal a shovel, sprinkle it with carbolic, and banish the pest-. This is a sure remedy. hut may be regarded as rather heroic.