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CONTENTS 
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Definitions ••••• 5 
Chemistry •••••• ••••••••••••••••*••• 5 
Effect of solvents for DOT on its toxicity to insects ••••••• 9 
DDT formulations 10 
Pharmacology •••••••••••••• ••••• 13 
Effect of DDT on plants 17 
Effect of DDT on fungi • 20 
DOT spray residues ana their removal 20 
Effect of DOT on wildlife , 23 
Production 26 
Allocation 26 
Cost 29 
Patents and trade-marks 29 
DDT in aerosols 30 
Use of DDT by pest control operators 31 
Reviews and popular articles • 31 
Insecticidal value • 52 
Nematoda: Anguillulidae • 33 
Thysanura: Lepismatidae • 33 
Orthoptera: 
Acrididae 34 
Blattidae 35 
Gryllidae 37 
Mantidae 38 
Dermaptera: Forficulidae 38 
Is opt era: 
Armadillididae • 38 
Rhinotermitidae • •••• • 38 
Mallophaga: 
Menoponidae • • • •••• 38 
Trichodectidae • • • 39 
Thysanoptera: Thripidae ••• •• 39 
Hemiptera (Homoptera) : 
Aleyrodidae • • 44 
Aphiidae • ••••.......... • 44 
Cercopidae ..••• 51 
Cicadellidae 52 
Cocoidae .....•••• • • 58 
Psyllidae 62 
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) : 
Anthocoridae 62 
Cimicidae • • 63 
Coreidae 64 
