l66 LICE— MITES— FLEAS 



pests of the poultry house is cleanliness. A house 

 kept scrupulously clean is not an inviting place 

 for them to harbor in; filth is what they thrive on 

 and filth causes them to multiply rapidly. 



Either whitewash the house thoroughly each 

 spring and fall or line it with tar paper, to be applied 

 fresh each year. In whitewashing a poultry house 

 every crack and crevice should be reached with the 

 fluid, and the nesting boxes should come in for a 

 liberal coating. 



Insects lurk in the cracks and crevices; mites will 

 house in these during the daytime and come out 

 during the evening attacking the fowls on their 

 roosts at night. A strong solution of one of the 

 tar product disinfectants applied freely with a spray 

 pump throughout the house and nesting boxes will 

 assist greatly in the work of prevention. There are 

 also some good lice paints upon the market which 

 may be used effectively on the roosts, nesting boxes, 

 and around the dropping boards. 



A liberal use of some reliable lice powder will, if 

 properly applied, rid a flock of these pests. One 

 application will not do it, it must be repeated a few 

 times at least to have the desired effect. The first 

 application may kill all lice on the fowls, but the 

 eggs, which are not harmed by the lice powder, 

 will hatch and a new crop of lice will make their 

 appearance. 



Thus it will be seen that it is absolutely necessary 



