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effective, other approved methods not in- 

 spected as to proper installation.) 



Newsam, A., and Rao, B. S., 1957, p. 98. 

 (Malaya, aldrin preferred, less costly, diel- 

 drin superior, chlordane less persistent, 

 attack on rubber trees by Coptotermes 

 curvignathus.) 

 1958, pp. 209-215. (Malaya, chlordane, al- 

 drin, dieldrin effective, prevent reattack.) 



Osmun, J. V., 1956b, p. 29. (U.S., laboratory 

 techniques for evaluation effect soil in- 

 secticides on Reticulitermes flavipes.) 



1957, pp. 9, 11-12, 16, 19, 48. (Better con- 

 trol through research.) 



1957a, pp. 592-593. (Responses Reticuli- 

 termes flavipes to certain insecticides.) 



1958, pp. 23-24, 56. (Ethylene dibromide as 

 fumigant in different types soil, factors 

 affecting dispersion in soil, subslab.) 



Parcher, J. V., and Means, R. E., 1959, 

 pp. 29-30, 32. (U.S., characteristics of 

 soils, cohesion, plasticity, strength, void 

 ratio, loads on sand, clay, shrinking and 

 swelling.) 



1959a, pp. 57-58, 60. (U.S., chemical appli- 

 cation, structural safeguards, penetration 

 soils, soaking for coarse-grained soil, 

 pressure injections for fine-grained soils, 

 effect of building on water content of 

 clay and dry soils.) 



1959b, pp. 50, 52, 54. (U.S., texture reveals 

 permeability, cohesionless soils — sand, 

 gravel, silt; cohesive — clay, latter low per- 

 meability. Moisture content, macroscopic 

 structure.) 

 Powell, J. M., Jr., 1959, pp. 20, 22, 24. (U.S., 

 National Assoc. Homebuilders state 5-year 

 warranty required for soil poisoning by 

 FHA unreasonable since not required for 

 other 4 methods termite control, builder 

 responsible. FHA requires guarantee be- 

 cause work cannot be checked. Guaran- 

 tee should be removed or pretreatment 

 dropped.) 



i960, pp. 32, 42, 44. (U.S., Baton Rouge, 

 La., southern builder believes home 

 owner should have responsibility, recom- 

 mends pipes for later retreatment.) 

 Rhode Island Dept. Agric. and Conserva- 

 tion, Drv. Entomology and Plant In- 



dustry, 1958, pp. 1-4, (U.S., Rhode Island, 

 soil poisoning against subterranean ter- 

 mites.) 

 Sapp, D. R., i960, p. 68. (U.S., Gainesville, 

 Fla., termite control operator eliminates 

 5-year warranty for soil poisoning by pre- 

 treating and also installs cheap shields to 

 satisfy FHA; 90% buildings pretreated 

 around Gainesville.) 

 Shepard, H. H., 1958, pp. 1-355. (Effect 

 chemicals on physiology insects, technique 

 for tests, screening, etc.) 

 Shepard, H. H. (Ed.), i960, pp. 1-250. 

 (Methods of testing soil insecticides, 

 chap. 6, W. E. Fleming.) 

 Smith, M. W., et al., 1956, pp. 34, 36, 38, 42. 

 (U.S., what effect soil texture has on 

 penetration and retention chemicals.) 

 1957, pp. 36, 38, 40. (U.S., new approaches 

 to "sub" treatment of slab houses.) 

 Spitz, W. J., 1958, pp. 38, 40, 43, 51. (U.S., 

 Texas, complete coverage by drilling un- 

 der slab from side, chlordane emulsion.) 

 U.S. Dept. Agric, ARS, i960, pp. 1-221. 

 (U.S., nature and fate of chemicals ap- 

 plied to soils, plants, and animals.) 

 Ward, J. C, 1958, pp. 14-16. (U.S., use pesti- 

 cides with care.) 

 Westlake, W. E., and San Antonio, J. P., 

 i960, pp. 105-115, in U.S. Dept. Agric, 

 ARS, Publ. 20-9, i960. (U.S. degradation 

 and products formed of chlorinated hy- 

 drocarbons and organic phosphorus com- 

 pounds. Persistence.) 

 Young, W. R., and Rawlins, W. A., 1958, 

 pp. 11-18. (U.S., New York, relative per- 

 sistence heptachlor in 4 different soil 

 types, Dunkirk sandy loam, silt loam, and 

 silty clay loam and muck, not significant, 

 rapid losses, especially in soil surfaces ex- 

 posed to sun, less from emulsion than 

 from wettable powder, will not accumu- 

 late to dangerous levels in cultivated 

 soils.) 

 Zavon, M. R., 1958, pp. 9-12. (U.S., are com- 

 parative toxicities meaningful — today's 

 pesticides?) 

 Zimmern, A., 1957, pp. 32, 34, 36, 50. (U.S., 

 soil penetration by chemicals.) 



SOUND 



Blandford, H. F., 1881, p. 32. (Sound-produc- 

 ing ants, Termitidae sound producing). 



Bristowe, W. S., 1924, pp. 475-504. (Sound- 

 producing Termitidae.) 

 1925, pp. 640-641. (Sound-producing Ter- 

 mitidae.) 



De Baisieux, P., 1938, pp. 79-302. (Blattoidea: 

 Isoptera, p. 124, scoloparia on femora and 

 tibiae termites from Congo, chordonotal 

 organs register vibrations.) 



Fotheringham, J., 1 88 1, p. 55. (Sound-pro- 

 ducing Termitidae.) 



