CONTROL 



Apply a residual spray to control brown dog ticks and 

 soft ticks in the home. Dusts can be used, but they are 

 harder to apply and are unsightly in exposed places. 



Household spray formulations come in different 

 strengths and are ready to use when purchased. 



Use a spray that contains either 5 percent of DDT. 

 2 percent of malathion or 2 percent of chlordane. 1 per- 

 cent of lindane, or a combination of DDT and chlordane 

 or activated pvrethrum. 



Apply with a hand sprayer or household sprayer. 

 Apply the spray thoroughly to baseboards, around door 

 and window mouldings, behind pictures, under furniture, 

 around the edges of rugs, on curtains and draperies, and 

 in all cracks. 



For several weeks the residue left by the spray kills ticks 

 that come in contact with it. One application is usually 

 sufficient, but if ticks are numerous after the second or 

 third week, repeat the treatment. 



Precautions 



Handle insecticides with care. Most of them are likelv 

 to poison people and animals if they are handled 

 carelessly. 



Store insecticides where children, pets, and livestock 

 cannot reach them. Label containers plainly. 



Avoid inhaling sprays and dusts, and do not expose the 

 skin to them more than is necessary. If you spill the 

 material on skin or clothing, or get wet with the sprav. 

 change clothing and bathe immediately. 



Do not apply these insecticides to crops, grazing areas, 

 or- livestock. 



To avoid killing fish when applying insecticides near 

 streams, lakes, or ponds, do not let excessive amounts 

 get in the water. Be especially careful when using dieldrin 

 or toxaphene near fish-bearing waters. 



Do not contaminate water supplies, such as wells and 

 cisterns. 



Ticks on Animals 



For information about control of ticks on animals, 

 write to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Washington. 

 D.C.. 20250. 



Prepared by the Entomology Research Division, 



Agricultural Research Service 



Washington, D. C. Issued June 1955 



Slightly revised October 1963 



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