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Follow these general precautions when treating seed. 



1. Read and follow the manufacturer's directions and precautions on the label. 



2. Select clean, good-quality seed. 



5. Do not use treated seed for feed, food, or oil purposes. 



4. Avoid inhaling dusts, fumes, vapors, or spray mist when treating. 



5. When applying dusts, wear an approved respirator or dust mask over your nose and 

 mouth, and change mask filters frequently. 



6. Store unused chemicals in well-labeled, closed containers in a locked cabinet or 

 room out of the reach of children, irresponsible people, or pets. 



7. If you're not willing to fellow all of the above precautions, it's best to have 

 your seedbed treated by a commercial operator. 



READ THE LABEL AND FOLLOW ALL PRECAUTIONS 



This weekly report was prepared as follows: 



INSECTS: H.B. Petty, Steve Moore, Roscoe Randell , Don Kuhlman, and Tim Cooleu , College 

 of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , and the Illinois Natural 

 History Survey. 



WEEDS: Ellery Knake and Marshal McG lamer y , Department of Agronomy . 



PLANT DISEASES: M.C. Shurtleff and Ed Burns, Department of Plant Pathology. 



AG COMMUNICATIONS: Ray Wood is. 



The information for this report was gathered by these people, staff members, countv 

 Extension advisers, and others, in cooperation with the USDA's Agricultural Research 

 Service, Plant Pest Control Branch. 



