How • • . When . . • Where 



in INSECT CONTROL 



A leading entomologist recently said, 

 "Progress in the last three years in de- 

 velopment of insecticides has been greater 

 than in the previous fifty." 

 The great sensation of the insecticide 

 field has, of couse, been DDT. It can 

 now be said that DDT has fully lived 

 up to its early promise of help for the 

 home gardener. It has rightly been 

 credited with miraculous results in many 

 serious situations. 



However, it must be remembered that 

 DDT is not a cure-all. No single insecti- 

 cide can ever take care of every situ- 

 ation. 



Chlordane, the new wonder 



Now comes another widely heralded new 

 chemical miracle for the gardener — 

 chlordane (also known as 1068). And 

 again the results are living up to the 

 early promises. Chlordane must now be 

 recognized as a great new weapon in 

 the battle with the insects. 



But chlordane, like DDT, is not a cure-all. 

 Remember, therefore, to consider it as 

 just one more tool for the gardener — a 

 highly valuable tool, but not a universal 

 remedy. 



What will chlordane do? 



It is highly effective against grasshoppers 

 and the American cockroach, Colorado 

 potato beetle, sguash bug, and some 

 aphids. It is very effective on ant nests. 

 It is the fastest working chemical yet 

 found against Japanese beetle grubs in 

 soil, killing 2 1/2 times faster than DDT. 



Further experience probably will increase 

 the list of victories for Chlordane. 



Meanwhile, we suggest that you begin 

 to use this newcomer, while keeping on 

 with DDT for the purposes it serves best. 



Identify your insects! 



Another page of this book gives you 

 some full color portraits of common in- 

 sects. For further help in identifying 

 and classifying the job that confronts 

 you, remember fundamental facts: 



Types of insects 



Biting or Chewing insects such as beetles, 

 caterpillars, grasshoppers, and the like, 

 can best be controlled by the application 

 of poisons to the plants upon which they 

 feed. 



Sucking Insects such as aphids, weevils, 

 leaf hoppers, etc., insert their beaks into 

 the leaves, stems or fruits and suck the 

 plant juices. Hence "stomach" poisons 

 applied to the surface of the plant will 

 not kill them. They must be killed by 

 use of contact poisons. 



Scale Insects that develop protective cover- 

 ings are most easily killed by strong 

 corrosive solutions, such as a concen- 

 trated lime-sulphur mixture, applied dur- 

 ing late fall or winter when foliage is off 

 the plants — and by other materials. 



IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHICH 

 REMEDY IS THE RIGHT ONE, 

 CONSULT US. IT'S OUR JOB TO 

 SEE THAT YOU ARE PROPERLY 

 ARMED FOR YOUR BATTLE 

 AGAINST INSECTS & PLANT 

 DISEASES. 



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INSECTICIDES & FUNGICIDES 



ANTROL ANT TRAPS— Kills both sweet 



and grease eating ants. 



ARSENATE OF LEAD— Controls practically 

 all leaf-eating or chewing insects. 



BLACK LEAF 40— Nicotine Sulphate 40% 

 solution for controlling aphids (plants lice), 

 thrip and soft bodied sucking insects. 



BLACK LEAF 40 MOSQUITO-FUMER— New 



outdoor mosguito killer. Effective "smoke 

 aerosol" deadly to mosquitoes. 



BULB PROTECT — Repels moles, mice, 

 wards off fungus diseases from bulbs in 

 ground. 



CALSIUM ARSENTE— Cheap quick-acting 

 poison for potato bugs; leaf-eating in- 

 sects. 



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: LANT INSECT- 

 'ID DISEASES 



One product does the work 

 of several — gives flowers, 

 especially roses and fruit trees 

 effective protection against 

 many insects and diseases. 

 Applied every week or two, 

 you get season-long freedom 

 from Jap beetles, aphids, cat- 

 erpillars and other insects. 

 Also controls mildew, black 

 spot on roses, blights and 

 other diseases. Contains two 

 insecticides — methoxychlor, 

 powerful as DDT but harmless to plants, 

 and rotenone. For disease control, sulfur 

 and "Fermate' ' fungicide — recommended 

 in the famous Massey formula for rose 

 disease control. 8-oz. dust gun $.79; 1-lb. 

 sifter-top can, $1.15; 4-lb. canister, $3.50. 



DU PONT GARDEN DUST 



PROTECTS YOUR VEGETABLES 



All-purpose combina- 

 tion of insecticides and 

 fungicides. Applied 

 every week or two, you 

 get season-long protec- 

 tion against Jap beetles, 

 bean beetles, corn bor- 

 ers, tomato worms and 

 other insects. Also con- 

 trols blights, leaf spots 

 and other plant diseases. 

 Especially formulated 

 by Du Pont laboratories 

 for effective garden pro- 

 tection. Du Pont Garden Dust contains 

 two insecticides, rotenone and DDT; 

 two fungicides, "Fermate" and "Zer- 

 late." Dust on, or apply as a spray. 8-oz. 

 dust gun, $.79; 1-lb. sifter-top can, $1.15; 

 4-lb. canister, $3.50. 



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BORDEAUX MIXTURE — Standard copper 

 insecticide for controlling black spot, mil- 

 dew, blight, other fungus diseases. 



CERESAN — Controls covered smut and 

 stripe of barlet, oat smuts, and bunt or 

 stinking smut of wheat. 



CRO-TOX — Protects all smooth surface 

 seeds from birds and rodents during 

 germinating, sprouting, rooting stages. 



DU PONT FLORAL DUST— Contains meth- 

 oxychlor, and rotenone. Especially rec- 

 ommended for rose disease control; pro- 

 tection against insects. 



D X SPRAY — Economical spray for both 

 sucking and chewing insects. Harmless 

 to human beings. 



LINCK W.A. — Wetting agent. Mix with any 

 concentrated spray to produce better 

 wetting, greater spreading. Mixes readily 

 in cold, hard and salt- water; does not 

 react chemically with spray materials. 



LIME SULPHUR, Liquid— A dormant spray 

 material against scale of all kinds. 



LIME SULPHUR, Dry— A dormant spray 

 to kill scale or use as a summer spray 

 for control of fungus disease. 



MILDEW SPRAY— Strong liquid spray for 

 control of mildew, leaf spot and black 

 spot on rose bushes, flowers. 



MO-GO — Kills moles and gophers, 

 place in runs. Results guaranteed. 



Just 



RED ARROW 



GARDEN SPRAY 



Non-poisonous. Kills 

 most chewing and 

 sucking Insects quickly, 

 safely. 1 oz. makes 

 several gallons of spray. 



1 ox.. 35*; 4 oz..$1.00; Pint. .$2.85 



Ask for free booklet 

 How to Fight Garden Insects 



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Baltimore 2, Md. 



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ROTENONE I 



Non-poisonous. Use as spray or 

 wash for fruits, flowers, vegeta- 

 bles. Dust about every 10 days. 



2 lb. . .68*-5 lb. ..$1.55 



a product of McCORMICK & CO. 



Baltimore 2, Md. 



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