Rotenone. — Rotenone is effective but slow acting. 

 Buy a powder that contains at least 1 percent of rotenone. 



Pyrethrutn. — Use a pyrethruni powder containing 1 

 percent of pyrethrins or a powder containing 0.2 percent 

 of pyrethrins fortified with a synergist (2 percent of 

 piperonyl butoxide or sulfoxide). 



Fleas begin to leave the animal within a few minutes 

 after the powder is applied, but they are only paralyzed 

 and may recover. Treat the animal outdoors or in an 

 enclosure where the paralyzed fleas can be swept up and 

 destroyed. 



DDT. — Apply a 5-percent DDT powder. 



Lindane, methoxychlor. — Apply a 1-percent lindane 

 powder, or a 10-percent methoxychlor powder. 



Malalhion. — Malathion is highly effective against 

 fleas. It may be used as a 4- or 5-percent dust, 0.5-percent 

 spray, or 0.25-percent dip. 



Other Animals 



Human fleas may be a problem on goats and hogs. An 

 insecticide spray or powder will control the fleas, and 

 should be applied to the animals and their quarters or 

 pens. 



To dust the animals, use DDT, lindane, malathion, or 

 methoxychlor in the strengths recommended for dogs. 

 Use enough powder to treat the animals thoroughly. 

 Apply it with any garden-type duster. 



To spray the goats and hogs, wet them thoroughly with 

 an emulsion or a wettable-powder suspension containing 

 0.5 percent of DDT, methoxychlor, or malathion, or 0.05 

 percent of lindane. Prepare sprays by mixing an emulsi- 

 fiable concentrate or wettable powder with water (see 

 chart I . Apply sprays with a garden-type compressed-air 

 sprayer or a hand sprayer. 



Do not use any of these insecticides to treat milk goats. 

 If milk goats are troubled with fleas, use rotenone or 

 pyrethrum powders. 



Rubbing powder into dog's hair. 



Dusting under doghouse for control of fleas. 



Sticktight fleas may be a problem on chickens. Spraj 

 infested chickens with a 0.5-percent malalhion spray (see 

 chart) or dust them with 1- or 5-percent malalhion dust. 



FLEAS IN ANIMAL QUARTERS 

 AND YARDS 



To destroy fleas in barns and other animal quarters, in 

 pens, yards, and lawns, and under houses, spray or dust 

 with the insecticides discussed under "Fleas on Animals" 

 or apply a 1-percent ronnel spray I see chart). If animal 

 quarters or pens are littered, remove the manure or debris 

 before spraying or dusting. 



Spraying. — Apply spray at the rate of 2 gallons to 

 1.000 square feet ( but 1 gallon of 1-percent ronnel J . Use 

 a garden-type compressed-air sprayer or small power 

 sprayer. 



Dusting. — Use 4-percent malathion dust at the rate of 

 1 pound per 40 square feet in pet, poultry, goat, and hog 

 quarters. DDT, lindane, and methoxychlor should be 

 used at 1 pound per 1,000 square feet in dog kennels, goat 

 and hog pens only. Dusts can often be blown under low 

 buildings where spraying would be difficult. 



FLEAS IN HOMES 



Sprays containing DDT, methoxychlor, malathion, or 

 pyrethrum will destroy fleas in homes. 



Apply a 5-percent DDT or methoxychlor or 2-percent 

 malathion spray, which may be purchased ready to use, to 

 floors; apply it to baseboards and walls to a height of 

 about 1 foot. . . . Apply a light mist to furniture up- 

 holstering, rugs, and other fabrics. . . . Before spraying, 

 clean rooms and upholstered furniture with a vacuum 

 cleaner. 



Prepared household sprays containing pyrethrum may 

 be applied in the same manner. Since these sprays 

 usually contain low concentrations of insecticide, the 

 treatment may have to be repeated in 7 to 10 days. Apply 

 any of these sprays at the rate of about 1 quart to 250 

 square feet. Use a hand sprayer, a household sprayer 

 designed for treating surfaces, or a compressed-air 

 sprayer. Apply a fine-mist spray; a heavy spra\ may 

 stain fabrics. 



