The House Fly and How to Suppress It

The bulletin describes common flies found indoors, explains the true house fly’s life cycle and preferred breeding sites, and outlines how flies can transmit disease. It gives practical guidance on exclusion and capture—screens, papers, traps, poisons, and sprays—and emphasizes sanitation. Detailed instructions cover elimination and treatment of manure, stable construction and care, garbage and sewage disposal, and chemical or mechanical destruction of maggots. Recommendations for community programs and health-office regulations to coordinate removal of breeding materials and prevent re-infestation are also provided.