The author of the article states that 2 brands of sticky compounds 

 are satisfactory for use on the panels. One, "Stickem", is obtainable 

 in 1-pound containers from local nurseries, hardware stores, or from the 

 supplier, Michel & Pelton Co., Oakland, California. The other "Bird 

 Tanglefoot", is available in 1/10 gallon tubes which fit caulking guns. 

 If a local supplier cannot furnish them, they may be obtained from the 

 Tanglefoot Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. 



The sticky material is applied to both surfaces of the panel with 

 a putty knife, preferably one with coarse serrations. The panel may be 

 cleaned of debris and dead insects whenever necessary by scraping with 

 a smooth blade and washing with xylene or kerosene. 



The ammonia is placed in a 2-ounce prescription bottle, obtainable 

 at drug stores. The bottle is lightly stuffed with absorbent cotton and 

 wired to the panel so that the cap is just below the hole drilled in the 

 center of the square (fig. 1) • A l/L|--inch hole is bored through the 

 plastic top of the bottle to allow the ammonia fumes to escape from the 

 saturated cotton. 



Traps should be placed well up in trees and within the foliage if 

 possible. Foliage and limbs close enough to the traps to cause rubbing 

 or sticking in high winds should be removed. The sticky board can be 

 hung in the tree by attaching wire or string to a hole bored in one cor- 

 ner and pulling it over a limb or by climbing into the tree to attach it, 



To record the earliest apple maggot emergence, traps should be put 

 in operation by the middle of June in Massachusetts. Depending on 

 weather, the earliest emergence varies from mid- June to early July. 



After counting, the trapped flies should be removed with the point 

 of a jackknife blade or some other sharp -pointed instrument to prevent 

 counting the flies again later. 



*Twenty-eight percent ammonia is considered a poison and purchasers are 

 required to sign for it at drug stores. 



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SAFETY BOOKLET 



John F. W. Schulze 

 Rural Civil Defense Specialist 



How experienced is your farm help? How much new help must you hire 

 each year? Do you depend on teenagers to complete your harvesting crew? 



Should your answer to the last question be "yes", there is a safety 

 booklet for young farm workers available to you in limited numbers. The 

 publication has been prepared by the U, S. Department of Labor and con- 

 tains nine pages of suggestions that will help to minimize accidents and 

 injuries. 



