Insecticides and equipment for controlling insects on fruits and vegetables

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Series: Miscellaneous publication (United States. Dept. of Agriculture), no. 526

By

United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine.
United States. Department of Agriculture.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, D.C, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1945

Edition

Slightly rev. Feb. 1945

Notes

Caption title.

Issued November 1943 ; Slightly revised February 1945.

Other authors include: C. A. Weigel, C. M. Smith, L. F. Steiner.

Contents: Introduction -- Precautions in using insecticides. pp. 2.

Contents: Spray residues on plants. pp. 3.

Contents: Injury to the plants by insecticides. pp. 4.

Contents: Arsenic trioxide -- Barbasco -- Barium carbonate -- Barium fluosilicate. pp. 5.

Contents: Bentonite -- Beta-naphthol -- Bordeaux mixture. pp. 6.

Contents: Calcium arsenate -- Calcium cyanide. pp. 8.

Contents: Calcium disulfide. pp. 9.

Contents: Chloropicrin. pp. 10.

Contents: Cryolite -- Cube -- Derris -- Dichloroethyl ether -- Diluents or carriers. pp. 11.

Contents: Dinitro compounds -- Essential oils. pp. 12.

Contents: Ethylene dichloride -- Fish oil -- Hellebore. pp. 13.

Contents: Hot-water treatment -- Hydrated lime. pp. 14.

Contents: Kerosene emulsion. pp. 15.

Contents: Lead arsenate (acid). pp. 16.

Contents: Lead arsenate (basic) -- Liquid lime-sulfur and dry lime-sulfur. pp. 17.

Contents: Magnesium arsenate -- Mercuric chloride. pp. 18.

Contents: Mecuruous chloride -- Metaldehyde (slug bait). pp. 19.

Contents: Methyl bromide -- Mineral oil. pp. 20.

Contents: Naphthalene. pp .22.

Contents: Nicotine. pp. 23.

Contents: Nicotine bentonite -- Nicotine decoctions (home-made). pp. 24.

Contents: Nicotine dusts -- Nicotine for fumigation. pp. 25.

Contents: Oil dusts -- Paradichlorobenzene. pp. 26.

Contents: Paris green -- Phenothiazine. pp. 27.

Contents: Phosphorus paste -- Poisoned baits. pp. 28.

Contents: Pyrethrum, or insect powder. pp. 29.

Contents: Rotenone-containing roots. pp. 30.

Contents: Soap sprays. pp. 32.

Contents: Sodium arsenite -- Sodium cyanide. pp. 33.

Contents: Sodium fluoride -- Sodium fluosilicate. pp. 34.

Contents: Sulfur -- Styrene dibromide -- Tar distillate. pp. 35.

Contents: Tartar emetic -- Thiocyanates (organic). pp. 36.

Contents: Timbo -- Tobacco dust -- Vegetable oils -- Wetting or spreading agents. pp. 37.

Contents: Zinc arsenite -- Preparation of sprays and dusts. pp. 38.

Contents: Quantity of sprays or dusts equipment. pp.39.

Contents: Spraying and dusting equipment. pp. 42.

Contents: Care of insect-control devices. pp. 50.

Contents: When and how to to apply insecticides -- First-aid suggestions in cases of poisoning. pp. 51.

Contents: Procurement of insecticides and subsidiary materials. pp. 52.

Contents: Appendix. 2,2-Bis (p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichlorethan, known as DDT -- Sabadilla. pp. 53.

Contents: Index of common names of insects and other pests. pp. 55.

Subjects

Control , Diseases and pests , Fruit , Handbooks, manuals, etc , Insect pests , Insecticides , Safety measures , Vegetables

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.65700
NAL: 1 Ag84M no.526 1945
OCLC: 800773857
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51495097