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Our suggestions for reducing bee losses from pesticides include: 



1. Spraying early in the morning or in ttie evening, since fewer bees will be 

 exposed to direct contact action of pasticides at these times. 



2. Do not spray plants attractive to bees during their bloom period with" 

 materials known to be toxic to these insects. 



3. Avoid contamination of the area where spraying equipment is being filled. 

 Bees often collect water from such accumulation and may thus be poisoned. 



4. There is evidence that if spraying with toxic materials is necessary during 

 the bloom period, colonies can be partially protected by covering them with 

 moist burlap during the application period. This may reduce the hazard of 

 contact action but not the effects of residues. 



F. R. Shaw 



Department of Entomology 

 and Plant Pathology 



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P OMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Red Delicious More Popular than Mcintosh in Vending Machine s 



During a recent visit to some packing sheds in New York State, the writer 

 visited with a grower who had vending machines for apples. The grower stated 

 that 657o of the apples sold from these machines were Red Delicious and 357o 

 Mcintosh. 



— -William J. Lord 

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A NE W AND S AFER SUPERICffl OIL FOR FRUIT TREES 



A new 60 second superior oil is being evaluated and tested as a possible 

 replacement of existing oil types. The nev; oil has been designed to provide 

 complete safety to foliage when applied after considerable new growth has 

 occurred, possibly even including cover sprays. Previously, oil sprays could 

 be applied only during the dormant or delayed dormant bud stage due to their 

 tendency to injure foliage, or due to their incompatability with other spray 

 materials. 



