BENEFICIAL INSECTS 



Several insect predators destroy lygus 

 bugs and help keep them under control. 

 Some important predators in cotton- 

 fields are minute pirate bugs, striped 

 collops, the big-eyed bug, and several 

 species of spiders. 



These beneficial insects are killed by 

 the same insecticides that kill lygus 

 bugs. Therefore it is important to 

 apply chemical treatment only when 

 lygus bug populations reach levels that 

 require control. 



PRECAUTIONS 



Insecticides listed in the table are 

 poisonous to man and animals. Fol- 

 low directions and heed all precautions 

 on container labels. 



If you get insecticide on your skin or 

 clothing, remove clothing and bathe 

 with soap and water. As soon as you 

 have finished using insecticide, bathe 

 and change clothing. 



Do not open containers in closed 

 rooms. Do not leave metal containers 



of emulsifiable concentrates in the sun. 



Empty containers are particularly 

 hazardous. Empty bags should be 

 burned in the open, or buried. Liquid 

 containers should be crushed and 

 buried. 



Do not apply insecticides where they 

 can drift onto pastures being grazed by 

 livestock. Dusts are particularly dan- 

 gerous in this respect. 



Protect food and feed crops from the 

 drift of insecticides being applied for 

 lygus bug control. 



Avoid killing honey bees and other 

 pollinating insects; make insecticide 

 applications, if possible, during hours 

 when bees are not visiting the plants. 

 Take precaution against drift of insec- 

 ticides into bee yards and adjacent 

 crops in bloom. Notify beekeepers at 

 least 43 hours before dusting or spray- 

 ing, so that measures can be taken to 

 protect the bees. 



To protect fish and wildlife, be care- 

 ful not to contaminate streams, lakes, 

 or ponds with insecticides. Do not 

 clean spraying equipment, or empty 

 excess spraying material, near such 

 water. 



Controlling Lygus Bugs Plus 



If spider mites are a problem in your 

 area, apply a dust containing 40 per- 

 cent or more of sulfur plus any of the 

 insecticides recommended for lygus- 

 bug control. Or, apply a dust or spray 

 of any of the recommended insecticides 

 plus a suitable miticide. 



To control both lygus bugs and boll- 

 worms in areas where lygus bugs are 



Spider Mites or Bollworms 



resistant to DDT, include DDT at 

 dosages recommended for bollworms 

 with any of the other insecticides rec- 

 ommended for lygus bugs except en- 

 drin or Sevin. 



Your State guide lists mixtures of 

 insecticides to use for the control of 

 lygus bugs plus other pests. 



