The Housefly: Its Natural History, Medical Importance, and Control.

Abstract

This is the first comprehensive book on the housefly that has appeared in nearly 40 years. The author has summarized the practical points of the older books, together with the vast amount of material that has been published since that time. Factors having to do with the life history and breeding of flies are given in detail. Many practical suggestions are included in the chapter on public health relations, while a long list of human diseases that flies may possibly transmit is presented. The newer insecticides are discussed, with emphasis on the fact that they have not entirely solved the problem, since new generations of houseflies develop a resistance to the insecticide. Thus, the older methods of control cannot yet be discarded.