Tiny Flies in the Safe
Dear Aunt Daisy, Just a few lines to ask if you could possibly help me in some way about keeping midgets out of a meat safe, Every time I put meat in the safe these little things get all through it, and also lay little white eggs over it. I have tried spraying out with a fly spray. It kills the ones that are there, but a new lot seem to come as quickly as ever, So if you know of something that would keep them away altogether, I would be very pleased if you would answer through The Listener.-Midget, South Westland, I would suggest closing up the safe and burning’ some sulphur in it. Just cover over the perforated sides, and burn the sulphur in a tin. This is supposed to kill the eggs as well as the flies. You may have to do this 2 or 3 times, with a few days’ interval between, before they are finally disposed of, but I think you will be quite clear in the end. Perhaps someone else may suggest a remedy, too; it is not an uncommon happening in many country districts.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 319, 3 August 1945, Page 22
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196Tiny Flies in the Safe New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 319, 3 August 1945, Page 22
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