diazinon, or mixtures of them. There is no waiting period for malathion. Do 

 not apply Imidan more than once per cutting. 



CORN INSECTS 



Seed corn beetles and seed corn maggots can be controlled with diazinon seed-treater, 

 applied either in the planter box or by treating the corn before putting it in the 

 box. Empty the seed boxes a few times each morning and afternoon, to be sure that an 

 excess amount of dust is not accumulating in the planter box and interfering with seed- 

 ing rate. This is all the insecticide that may be needed in many Illinois cornfields. 



Corn rootworms may be a problem--at least in the northern half of Illinois. If you 

 suspect that a field will be infested with corn rootworms, use Bux, carbofuran (Fur- 

 adan) , Dasanit, Dyfonate, Jolt or Mocap, Landrin, or phorate (Thimet) as directed on 

 the label as a soil insecticide applied at planting. 



Wireworms, white grubs , and other soil insects have been partially controlled with ap- 

 plications of Dasanit, diazinon, Dyfonate, Jolt, Mocap, or phorate. 



RESTRICTIONS ON INSECTICIDE USE 



Dairy farmers . Do not store or use aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, 

 and lindane on dairy farms except around the farm residence. The Illinois Interagency 

 Committee on the Use of Pesticides made this recommendation in 1970. The Illinois De- 

 partment of Public Health adopted this as a ruling, effective in 1971. 



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Soybean growers . Do not plant soybeans this year in a field where either aldrin or 

 heptachlor was used for corn soil insects in 1972, plus any other year back to 1967. 

 The beans will contain slight residues. Even though these are so small that no pub- 

 lic health problem could ever exist, the amounts are illegal. Of even more importance, j 

 do not apply aldrin or heptachlor to a field for corn, and then change your mind and 

 plant soybeans . 



Using aldrin and heptachlor is still legal. Their labels for use on corn soil have 

 not been revoked. Hearings will be held soon by the federal EPA to determine the fu- 

 ture of aldrin and dieldrin in corn production. Until then, the ruling for dairy farm- 

 ers (given previously) is an Illinois Department of Public Health regulation. The soy- 

 bean comments are suggestions made to Illinois farmers after four years of monitoring 

 residues in soybeans. 



HOMEOWNER INSECTS 



Millipedes are brown, hard-shelled animals with two pairs of legs on each body segment. 

 When disturbed, millipedes roll up in a coil. These animals are common in some homes 

 near open fields or woods, or where there are large lawns or sodded areas. In the fall, 

 they find debris like piles of leaves around house foundations in which to hibernate- - 

 entering homes as it warms up in the spring. Rake the debris away from the foundation. 



If the problem is unbearable, a spray of carbaryl (Sevin) on the foundation and out into 

 the lawn about a yard will help decrease the number of millipedes and, consequently, 

 the number that enter the house. 



WEEDS 



CONTROLLING VOLUNTEER CROPS 



Such crops may be more of a problem this year than usual because of wet weather and poor 

 harvest conditions last fall. Using certain herbicides and crop rotations may help ease 

 the problem. 



