Sticktight Flea Control 



Sticktight or chicken fleas are often troublesome in the South. 

 They infest poultry, cats, dogs, rats, and other animals and annoy 

 man. The adult fleas attack the heads of their host principally and 

 remain attached for weeks without changing position. The edges of 

 the ears of dogs and cats are often covered with them. 



These fleas can be controlled by keeping the roosting and nesting 

 places of poultry clean and by spraying the dropping boards, nests, 

 and floor of the chicken house with creosote oil. Fowls should be kept 

 from beneath buildings, or such places should be sprayed with creosote 

 oil every 2 or 3 weeks. If this is done, treatment of the fowls is not 

 necessary. Derris or cube powder or carbolated vaseline will kill the 

 fleas. When derris or cube is applied to dogs and cats to control this 

 flea, it must be brought in contact with the insects, as the sticktights 

 do not move around and come in contact with the powder. 



Where Insecticides May be Obtained 



Derris or cube powder, or proprietary powders containing extracts 

 of these materials, and pyrethrum powder are now available in many 

 drug, seed, pet-animal, and other stores. Naphthalene flakes are 

 handled by drug stores. Creosote oil is sold by many dealers in paint, 

 hardware, and lumber. 



For the convenience of those who are unable to obtain derris or cube 

 powder locally there is given below a list of some of the wholesalers 

 and manufacturers of these materials. No claim is made that the list 

 is complete, nor is any guarantee here expressed or implied for the 

 products of the companies listed. 



Agacide Laboratories, 4668 No. Teutonia, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chipman Chemical Co., Inc., Bound Brook, N. J. 



Wm. Cooper & Nephews, Inc., 1909-25 Clifton Avenue, Chicago, 111. 



W. J. Dennis, 1540 Tenth Street, Des Moines, Iowa. 



Derris, Inc., 79 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. 



Dodge & Olcott Co., 180 Varick Street, New York, N. Y. 



L. W. Dumont & Co., 50 East Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y. 



Hammond Paint and Chemical Co., Beacon, N. Y. 



J. L. Hopkins & Co., 220 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 



McCormick Sales Co., Inc., Baltimore, Md. 



Niagara Sprayer and Chemical Co., Inc., Middleport, N. Y. 



S. B. Penick & Co., Inc., 132 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. 



John Powell & Co., Inc., 114 East Thirtv-second Street, New York, N. Y. 



R. J. Prentiss & Co., Inc., 80 John Street, New York, N. Y. 



Seacoast Laboratories, Inc., 156 Perry Street, New York, N. Y. 



Sherwin-Williams Co., Chicago, 111. 



Stanco, Inc., 2 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. 



Cyrus Ward & Co. Ltd., 305 East Forty-seventh Street, New York, N. Y. 



Andrew Wilson, Inc., Springfield, N. J. 



The market price of derris varies with the available supply and the 

 amount purchased, but it usually sells at wholesale for about 20 to 50 

 cents a pound for powder containing from 4 to 5 percent of rotenone. 



C. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1941 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D. C. ----- - Price 5 cents 



