The most effective way to deal with flies around your home is to prevent them from breeding. Take a good look around your own backyard and see if there is any refuse that should be cleaned up. Be sure all rubbish and garbage cans are properly covered and disinfected .Don’t allow anyone to dump filth on your property. Your family’s heath may be in danger.

If you have to depend on an outside toilet, be sure it is well screened and cared for as illustrated on page 19. Use some suitable disinfectant whenever needed. If you live out on a farm, be sure to cover all manure, so that flies cannot find there way into it. As soon possible, spread this material thinly over the fields to dry. The hot sun will quickly kill the fly larvae and maggots. If these are not killed, they will soon become adult flies, ready to produce more of there own kind.