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1. Dusting, spraying, 



fumigation, or 

 medication. 



2. Place to apply poi- 



son. 



e. Time of application. 



f. Number of applications. 



g. How long is insecticide 



effective? 

 h. Time required to kill 



insect. 

 (2) Other methods. 

 a. Hand picking, 

 fc. Cultural practices. 



c. Management practices.. 



d. Sanitary measures. 



e. Natural control. 



1. Parasites. 



2. Predators. 



(No talking.) 



Demonstrator assists teammate with 

 charts, posters, and all equipment 

 necessary for summarizing all im- 

 portant points of demonstration. 



4. Summary (talking and showing). 

 A review of all important points con- 

 sidered in demonstration. Use 

 charts, posters, and any type of il- 

 lustrative material necessary. 



There is almost no limit to the number of insect-control practices that lend 

 themselves to team demonstrations. Below are listed a few suggestive topics 

 which may be developed according to the sample outline given. The subheads 

 under each topic are control methods that should be demonstrated. 



1. Controlling the clothes moth and carpet beetle. 



a. Fumigation. 

 6. Brushing. 



c. Sunning and airing. 



d. Cleaning and storing. 



2. Controlling stored-grain insects. 



a. Cleaning bins. 

 6. Fumigation. 



3. Controlling ox warble. 



a. Squeezing. 

 6. Ointment. 

 c. Wash. 



4. Controlling screwworm. 



a. Medication. 



~b. Prevention of wounds. 



5. Controlling lice on animals. 



a. Dipping. 



b. Spraying. 



c. Dusting 



6. Controlling peach borer with paradichlorobenzene. 



7. Controlling vegetable-garden insect pests. 



8. Controlling flower insect pests. 



9. Controlling houseflies. 



a. Sanitation. 

 6. Traps. 



c. Screens. 



d. Sprays. a , . 



10. Mixing poison bait for use in grasshopper and cutworm control. 



11. Mixing poison sirup for use in house-ant control. 

 In addition to the team demonstrations on insect control there 



other phases of the work with insects that can be presented by 

 demonstrations. They are simple processes that may become part of a team 

 demonstration. The following items may offer a few suggestions. 



1. Preparing insects to be sent away for identification. 



2. Making a collection net. 



3. Making a jar for killing insects. 



are many 

 individual 



