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When handling insecticides, wear 
clean, dry clothing. Wash _ your 
hands and face before eating or 
smoking. 
Avoid spilling insecticides’ on 
your skin, and keep them out of 
the eyes, nose, and mouth. If any 
is spilled on skin or clothing, wash 
it off the skin and change clothing 
immediately. 
If insecticide gets in the eyes, 
flush them with plenty of water for 
15 minutes and get medical atten- 
tion. 
If an insecticide is swallowed, in- 
duce vomiting by giving | tablespoon 
of salt in a glass of warm water; 
repeat until vomit fluid is clear. 
Have victim lie down and keep quiet. 
Call a physician immediately. 
If a person suddenly feels sick 
while using an_ insecticide, or 
shortly afterwards, call a physician 
immediately. 
In all cases of insecticide poison- 
ing, make the insecticide container 
and label available to the physician. 
Minimize the killing of honey bees 
and other pollinators. When it is 
necessary to spray alfalfa in bloom, 
spray when the bees are not visiting 
the plants. Avoid drift of insecti- 
cides into bee yards and into ad- 
jacent crops  in_ bloom. Notify 
beekeepers at least 48 hours before 
spraying, so measures can be taken 
to protect the bees. 
Protect fish and wildlife. 
contaminate lakes, streams, or ponds 
with insecticide. Do not clean 
spraying equipment or dump ex- 
cess spray material near such water. 
Avoid drift of insecticide sprays to 
nearby crops or livestock. 
Demeton, parathion, mevinphos, and 
Tepp are extremely poisonous. 
Do not 
Library. 
They can be fatal if swallowed, in- 
haled, or absorbed through the skin. 
They should be applied only by a 
person who is thoroughly familiar with 
their hazards, and who will assume 
full responsibility for their safe use. 
This person must wear a respirator of 
a type that has been tested by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture and 
found satisfactory for protection 
against these insecticides. A cur- 
rent list of satisfactory respirators 
can be obtained from Entomology 
Research Division, Agricultural Re- 
search Service, Beltsville, Md., 20705. 
Do not apply demeton more often 
than once per cutting. 
After treating alfalfa with one of the 
following insecticides, wait the indi- 
cated number of days before har- 
vesting or feeding it to livestock. 
Days 
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Diazinon stersot see ee 7 
Malathtons2.cscc- 2 ssceaeneenteces eee 7 
Mievinp hos: acct 2asseecenss: teens oeseeer oes 1 
Naledey 2 irc tinas cesta nae ear one eee 4 
Parathiont. s.2cs. sci. 2s ere sense eee ete 15 
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Wingless female pea aphid. 
BN-20071-X 
Coastal Plain Experiment Statlan 
Tifton, Georgia 
