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termes mysticus, Eotermes multivenosus, 

 Architermes simplex, Geiseltales.) 



Hurd, P. D., Jr., and Smith, R. F., 1957, pp. 

 6-7. (Mexican amber same age (Oligo- 

 cene) as Baltic amber and shale from 

 Florissant, Colo.) 



Hurd, P. D., Jr., Smith, R. F., and Usinger, 

 R. L., 1958, p. 851. (Mexican amber, 

 Chiapas, Mexico, Oligocene and Miocene, 

 possibly some Eocene.) 



Martynova, O., 1961, pp. 285-294. (General, 

 fossil insects, including termites in refer- 

 ences.) 



Pierce, W. D., 1958, pp. 13-24. (U.S., Cali- 

 fornia, Miocene, Cryptotermes rysh\offi, 

 Parastylotermes calico, Retictditermes 

 laurae, R. tibialis dubitans, Gnathami- 

 termes magnoculus rousei, n. sp.) 

 1959, pp. 72-78. (U.S., California, Miocene 

 arthropods including termites among the 

 insects, p. 76.) 



Riek, E. F., 1952, pp. 15-22. (Tertiary, Din- 

 more, Queensland, Australia, PEocene, 

 Blattotermes neoxenus, Mastotermitidae, 

 M. wheeleri (of Tennessee) to Blatto- 

 termes, n. gen.) 



Sanderson, M. W., and Farr, T. H., i960, p. 

 1313. (Oligocene amber from Dominican 

 Republic first reported by Christopher 

 Columbus, 1494-1496. In 1959 near Pedro 

 Garcia amber contained insects in several 

 orders including Isoptera. Lists amber 

 deposits of world.) 



Snyder, T. E., i960, pp. 493-494. (Mexican 

 amber, Oligocene, Kalotermes nigritus 

 and Heterotermes primaevus, n. sp., 

 winged.) 



Weidner, H., I955d, pp. 55-74. (Amber, in 

 Geological States Institute, Hamburg, 

 Germany.) 

 1956, pp. 363-364. (Amber, pellets, uncer- 

 tain, only in Pleistocene?) 



FUMIGATION 



Anonymous, i957f, pp. 39, 41. (Ethylene 

 dibromide and methyl bromide as soil 

 fumigants.) 



19570, p. 37. (U.S., Oklahoma, Kalotermes 

 minor introduced, 150 lb. methyl bromide 

 and 2,000 lb. tarpaulins to fumigate 

 house.) 



1957P, pp. 16, 18, 20, 30. (Ethylene dibro- 

 mide fumigation under slabs. 



r 958g, PP- 8, 10. (U.S., California, Struc- 

 tural Pest Act of California. Fumigation, 

 19 items of instruction, precautions, etc.) 



1959k, p. 34. (U.S., Houston, Tex., large 

 wooden drydock and pier infested by 

 Coptotermes crassus fumigated with 

 20,000 lb. methyl bromide released into 

 3% million cu. ft. of space tightly covered 

 with plastic sheeting weighted on ends 

 and dropped below water level, 24 to 48 

 hr. period for dock sections.) 



i96oi, pp. 60, 62. (U.S., Houston, Tex., 

 successful fumigation with methyl bro- 

 mide under tarps of large floating dry- 

 dock infested by tropical Coptotermes 

 crassus by Admiral Pest Control Co., of 

 Bellflower, Calif.; fans were used for 

 better circulation.) 



i96on, pp. 50-51, 56. (U.S., equipment 

 directory.) 

 Beechem, H. A., 1955, pp. 36, 50. (Methyl 

 bromide left in applicator near lethal 

 dosage for 20 min. in auto, operator 

 recovered.) 

 Bess, H. A., and Ota, A. K., i960, pp. 503-510. 

 (Hawaii, Cryptotermes brevis infesting 



buildings, methyl bromide 2.5 lb. per 

 1,000 cu. ft. for 15 hr. effective within 

 23 of 24 buildings; mortality in exposed 

 wooden block cages in 18 buildings 

 varied from 10 to 100%. Sulfuryl fluoride 

 at 2 lb. per 1,000 cu. ft. for 1.5 hr. killed 

 all termites in blocks. Ethylene dibromide 

 at 2 to 3 lb. per 1,000 cu. ft. for 24 hr. 

 failed. Also gas failed in 2 out of 5 build- 

 ings. Sulfuryl fluoride in 8 buildings far 

 superior to methyl bromide, also reduces 

 exposure time. Methyl bromide far su- 

 perior to ethylene dibromide.) 



Forde, E. L., 1958, pp. 18, 20. (Hawaii, 

 Cryptotermes brevis?, methyl bromide 

 under Fumiseal tents.) 



Gosswald, K., 1958, pp. 129-151. (Effect of 

 carburetted hydrogen gas on Calotermes 

 fiavicollis.) 



Gray, H. E., i960, pp. 43-46. (U.S., Vikane, 

 sulfuryl fluoride, nonflammable, nonex- 

 plosive, noncorrosive, no objectionable 

 odor or color, volatile, superior penetra- 

 tion, released from cylinders outside 

 building; use fan for dispersion, 2 lb. per 

 1,000 cu. ft., at 55 F. and above, for 

 12 to 24 hr., aerate for 4 hr., fans for 

 aeration, special detection devices. Fumi- 

 gation for drywood termites as well as 

 subterranean.) 



Hassler, K., i960, pp. 36, 38, 40, 42. (U.S., 

 ethylene dibromide greater penetrating 

 power, dosage on 5 ft. centers 0.6 pt. per 

 hole = 3 gal. liquid per 1,000 sq. ft.; 

 greater precautions required with lethal 



