Adjust the nozzles of dusters and sprayers so that the 

 insecticide reaches all parts of the plants. 



Drive slowly, preferably not faster than about 4 miles 

 an hour, when dusting or using a low-gallonage sprayer. 

 The air velocity at the nozzles of a duster, and the 

 pressure at which a sprayer is operated, should be. high 

 enough to force the insecticide to all parts of the plants. 

 However, the air velocity at the nozzles of a duster should 

 not be so high as to blow the dust from the plants. 



PRECAUTIONS 



Insecticides are poisonous. Use them only when 

 needed and handle them with care. They should be 

 kept in closed, plainly labeled containers where they will 

 not contaminate food or feed and where children and 

 pets cannot reach them. 



Follow all directions and heed all precautions given 

 on the labels. 



Parathion is extremely poisonous and may be fatal if 

 swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. It 

 should be applied only by a person who is thoroughly 

 familiar with its hazards and who will assume full respon- 

 sibility for its safe use and enforce the precautions pre- 

 scribed by the manufacturer. Do not attempt to prepare 

 a parathion dust. Do not apply parathion to squash 

 (summer or winter types) or cucumbers within 15 days, 

 to pumpkins within 10 days, or to cantaloups within 7 

 days, before harvest. 



Lindane can be absorbed directly through the skin in 

 harmful quantities. Do not let it get on the skin, and 

 keep it out of the eyes, nose, and mouth. If any is 

 spilled, wash it off the skin and change clothing at once. 

 Do not apply lindane to any crop within 24 hours before 

 harvest. 



Avoid applying insecticides to cucurbit plants during 

 daylight hours when honey bees and wild bee pollinators 

 are active in the field. These insects are necessary for 

 good set of the fruit, and should be protected for other 

 reasons. Do not apply insecticides if apiaries are near 

 enough to be adversely affected; notify the beekeeper so 

 that he can move the hives if necessarv. 



Washington, D.C. Issued February 1960 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government 

 Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. - Price 5 cents 



U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : I960— O-524604 



