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Jse 1-1/2 pounds of toxaphene or 3/4 pound of carbaryl (Sevin) per acre. Do not apply 

 toxaphene near fish-bearing waters or carbaryl near bee hives. 



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fou can prevent ants, spiders, centipedes, crickets, waterbugs, and other insects from 

 entering your home by spraying the outside foundation wall with a 1-percent emulsion of 

 ;hlordane and water. It is still not too late to make this application. If you applied 

 this treatment in May, it is time for a second application now. A third treatment should 

 oe made about the end of August. 



Purchase chlordane as a liquid concentrate. Mix it with water to the proper strength. 

 \ half pint (8 ounces or 1 cup) of 45-percent chlordane in three gallons of water gives 

 a 1-percent emulsion. Spray the foundation wall from the soil to the sill area, or 

 along the outer wall, for a distance of about a foot above the soil to the point of run- 

 off. In addition, spray the expansion joints along porches and steps, and along the 

 edges of sidewalks and driveways. In homes with a crawl space, spray the inside wall 

 and any supporting pillars. Do not spray directly onto shrubbery or flowers. The oil 

 solvent in the spray may burn the tender foliage of some plants. 



Three gallons of finished spray should do for the average house. The need for using 

 insecticides inside the home will be greatly reduced by the kind of spraying rec- 

 ommended above, under the house and around its perimeter. 



Millipedes are moving into homes from shrubbery beds, compost piles, storm sewers, 

 ditches, and nearby land with a heavy trash cover. They feed on decaying plant ma- 

 terial. Migrations have been occurring in some areas for over a month, and can be 

 expected to continue until frost in some areas. 



For control, it is helpful to remove accumulations of leaves, grass clippings, and 

 other dead plant material from around the foundation of the home. In cases of heavy 

 nigrations, spray lawns and shrubbery beds with carbaryl (Sevin), diazinon, or tri- 

 chlorf on (Dylox) . Repeated treatments may be needed in a week or two . For minor 

 problems, spray shrubbery beds and a 3- to 4-foot wide area around the foundation 

 of the house. The general lawn treatment will also control leafhoppers and sod web- 

 worms. 



Picnic beetles are still numerous in many home gardens. Pick fruits and vegetables 

 before they become overripe. Sprays of diazinon, malathion, or carbaryl (Sevin) will 

 control the adults. Several treatments may be necessary. Check the label for plants 

 that may be injured if sprayed with the insecticide you are using. 



Either a 0.1-percent (or greater) pyrethrin spray or a 0.5-percent dichlorvos (DDVP, 

 Vapona) spray, applied as a mist from a pressurized spray can, will give a quick knock- 

 down of beetles that suddenly move into an area. 



k suggestion has come to us from Farmer City, Illinois, for controlling picnic beetles. 

 Place vinegar in small paper cups along the edge of the garden or in the vicinity of 

 the picnic or cookout area. The vinegar is supposed to attract the picnic beetles, 

 which then fall- in and drown. We have not tried this method as yet, but perhaps you 

 would like to give it a test. Send us your comments. 



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Tomato fruitworms (same as corn earworm) are attacking ripening tomatoes. They tunnel 

 into the tomato, usually next to the stem. Spraying with carbaryl (Sevin) , using 2 

 tablespoons of the 50-percent wettable powder per gallon of water, will provide control. 



