ices of poultry houses and come out 

 only at night to suck blood. 



Usually you don't know they are 

 around until your flock shows 

 marked symptoms of attack. 



It is easier to look for masses of 

 ticks in cracks and rough spots, or 

 under loose pieces of bark or boards 

 about the roosts, than it is to find 

 them on fowls. You can sometimes 

 see the larval ticks as small, dark 

 objects attached to the skin. 



Spots of black excrement where 

 ticks are hiding is another clue to 

 their presence. 



CONTROL METHODS 



Once established in a poultry 

 house, or in outdoor roosts, fowl 

 ticks are difficult to control. Re- 

 moval of fowls from infested areas 

 is not a practicable way to get rid 

 of the ticks, which can live as long 

 as 2 years without feeding. 



Spraying With Insecticides 



Several sprays may be used 

 against fowl ticks, but success de- 

 pends on how thoroughly the ma- 

 terials are applied. 



A spray containing 2 percent of 

 carbaryl, or 3 percent of malathion, 

 or 0.3 percent of naled, will con- 

 trol fowl ticks. Apply it to roosts 

 and to the interior of poultry 

 houses and coops. Pay particular 

 attention to cracks, crevices, and 

 rough spots where ticks may be 

 hiding. 



Make a spray by mixing a wet- 

 table powder or an emulsifiable 

 concentrate with water. The ac- 

 companying table shows the amount 

 of the purchased product to use for 

 the mixture you want. 



Thorough coverage with the spray 



THE FOWL TICK: Nymph 



THE FOWL TICK: Adult female 



Spraying roosts to control fowl ticks 



