Issued July 31, 1911.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
FARMERS' BULLETIN 459.
HOUSE FLIES.
BY
L. O. HOWARD,
Chief of the Bureau of Entomology.
WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
1911.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Entomology,
Washington, D. C, May 23, 1911.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit for publication a paper dealingwith the subject of the house fly or typhoid fly. Previous publicationsof this department concerning this insect have been in circularform, but it is desired to make this information more widely availablethrough the medium of a Farmers' Bulletin. With this intentionthis manuscript has been prepared, being modified and amplifiedfrom Circular No. 71 of this bureau, and I respectfully recommendits publication as a Farmers' Bulletin.
Respectfully,
L. O. Howard,
Entomologist and Chief of Bureau.
Hon. James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[A list giving the titles of all Farmers' Bulletins available for distribution will besent free upon application to a Member of Congress or the Secretary of Agriculture.]
CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Life history of the true house fly | 7 |
| Carriage of disease | 9 |
| Remedies and preventives | 10 |
| Natural enemies | 15 |
| What cities and towns can do | 15 |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Page. | ||
| 1. | The common house fly (Musca domestica); Puparium, adult, larva, and details | 5 |