fleas suck the blood of warm-blooded animals. Your dog or cat constitutes a walk- 

 ing bait station for fleas. Dust your dog or cat at least once each month during 

 the warm periods (May to October) with either 4-percent malathion or 5-percent 

 carbaryl (Sevin) . This will usually prevent fleas from becoming a nuisance in 

 your home or yard- -a frequent problem by late summer. Once or twice during the 

 cooler months (November to April) , dogs and cats should also be dusted with one 

 of these same insecticides for additional protection. 



Bagworms have begun to hatch in southern sections and will begin to hatch soon in 

 the central sections. Egg hatch should be complete by June 1 in southern sections, 

 and treatments can begin at that time. Target date for spraying in the central 

 sections is after June 15, in northern sections after July 1. Treatments applied 

 after the worms form 1-inch or larger sacs are less effective; often, the damage 

 has already been done. For control, spray evergreens and other shrubs having a 

 history of problems with carbaryl (Sevin), diazinon, lead arsenate, or malathion. 

 Read the label and follow prescribed dosages and all precautions. 



Are uninvited house guests having lunch in vour kitchen cabinets? Manv kinds of 

 beetles and moths attack stored food products. They can be found not only in 

 packages or containers of food, but also in the cracks and crevices of cabinets 

 or cupboards. At the same time you do your spring housecleaning, give these pests 

 their eviction notice. Follow these three simple steps: 



1. Remove all food packages from the cabinets and examine a small amount from 

 suspect packages under a bright light for signs of insects. 



2. Vacuum or carefully brush-out cabinets and shelving. 



5. Spray the entire inside surface of the empty cabinets with a 5-percent DDT 

 or methoxychlor-oil solution from a pressurized spray can. 



CAUTION: BEFORE APPLYING INSECTICIDES, READ THE LABELS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW ALL 

 PRECAUTIONS. THIS WILL NOT ONLY INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, BUT WILL ALSO PREVENT 

 RESIDUE HAZARDS. 



This weekly report was prepared by H. B. Petty, Steve Moore, Roscoe Randell, and 

 Don Kuhlman, University of Illinois College of Agriculture and Illinois Natural 

 History Survey, in cooperation with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant 

 Pest Control Branch, from information gathered by entomologists and cooperators 

 who send in weekly reports from their own localities. 



