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Horse bots — The eggs should be removed from the horse's 

 legs bj brushing and washing with solution of carbolic acid. 



Cow bots — Cow bots should be removed from cows' backs by 

 pressure with the hands. 



Dung llieSj Filth flies — Dung flies and filth flies may be sup- 

 pressed by either removing the material in which they breed or 

 treating it with petroleum. 



Horn fly — Horses and cattle may be relieved temporarily of 

 horn fly by spraying them with zenoleum. The manure of the 

 animals, in Avliich the flies breed, should be spread out on the 

 ground. 



Melon fly — The only practical suggestion with regard to the 

 melon fly is to protect fruits, where possible, with paper bags. 



Boll worm — To reduce boll worm infestation, dusting with 

 powdered arsenate of lead, picking and destroying infested bolls 

 and fumigation of stored seed cotton are recommended. 



Potato tuber moth. Tobacco split worm — Spraying with arse- 

 nate of lead, clean culture, the fumigation of stored potatoes with 

 carbon bisulphid are recommended. 



Angoumois grain moth — Fmnigation of stored grain with 

 carbon bisulphid is recommended. 



Cabbage moths, Cabbage butterfly. Sphinx moths. Leaf rol- 

 lers — Spraying with arsenate of lead will reduce the damage 

 caused by these defoliators. 



Ants — Ants can be destroyed in their nests by pouring into 

 the entrance a teaspoonful of carbon bisulphid. 



Phycitid moths in stored foods — Fumigation with carbon 

 l)isulphid or hydrocyanic acid gas is recommended to reduce an 

 infestation by these pests. 



Cutworms, Army worms — Baits of sweetened bran and 

 arsenic, s]')road around individual phmts or in rows about fields, 

 are recommended for cutworms and army worms. 



Sweet potato stem borer — Clean culture, the destruction of 

 plant rubbish mid discarded potatoes after harvest. 



