170 LICE MITES FLEAS 



fumes are deadly to all mites, the common hen lice 

 and any other kind of vermin about the premises. 

 After the sulphur is burnt out, ventilate thoroughly 

 before permitting the birds to re-enter. 



There are other remedies used for ridding a hen 

 house of mites, but I believe the two foregoing are 

 the simplest and least expensive; either one, if 

 properly done, will do the work effectively. Can- 

 didly, I believe there is no reasonable excuse for 

 any modern poultry keeper to be troubled with mites. 

 Keep the houses clean, well sprayed with disinfec- 

 tants, or whitewash, paint the roosts every week 

 with lice paint or the kerosene-carbolic mixture men- 

 tioned above, change the nesting material often, and 

 dust it well with insect powder. Always keep in 

 mind that a house kept in sanitary condition is no 

 inviting place for mites or any other parasites. 



