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to: go by. He hoped, however, that. it would have no other result’ than ‘triftin; that of eet 3 them: near the/t upper border of the moon; a re- gion more suitable for landing, : pani Barbicane contented himself with ‘ : fa constantly observing the moon, in — if, as they thought, the/ order to see whether the course ar atmosphere was stored onlyjof the projectile would not be ..dn_its depths. altered: for the situation would “Besides,” observed Michel Ar-| have been terrible if it failed in dan, “a plain is easier to disem-|its aim, and being carried be- ——-— = | BUG JUICE cocktails mixed up WO: Sata eee aed Ue he Ma a AP Newsteatures Writer ASHINGTON.—Versatile DDT rates as king of the insect- ' powerful new insecticides can do.‘some /W killers but other pest-conquering jobs better than DDT. ‘ a hed -~ Four of the most promising among: these’ insecticidés “ar bly the home. All four are still in the experimental stage. Because their poison hazards, are not fully known, their use has not yet been recommended to the American farmer or to the gen- | jee Leal gg the Department of |infestations of boll weevil, boll- mology and Plant. Quarantine.|W0r™, cotton leafworm, The bureau is studying possible ;2Phid and red spider, effects of the four insecticides on Odor Is A Drawback man, animals, wildlife, plants, soils, and beneficial insects. : iMG 1068 fs A Killer | present, generally available com- Chlorinated hydrocarbon, called Hos sisal ve ag This pois press “1068”, is considered more deadly : oo Spa than DDT to a number of insect ; pests. Among these are the house- ! - fly, the American cockroach, the | Colorado potato, bettle, the pea aphid,, and the squash bug. | > Against. grasshoppers in alfalfa it | has killed 90 to 100 percent of, these inserts at the time of treat- ; ment. * Sprays containing a very small | amount of “1068” per gallon of water, applied at the rate of one | gallon per square yard, killed all Japanese bettle larvae in the? area. ‘This insecticide = | some promise against. the. tar- nished plant bug on cotton and lygus bugs ‘on alfalfa. ; Hexaethyl tetraphosphate has been particularly effective in ex- perimental use against geveral sucking insect pests and mites which damage fruit *:and « other food plants. Although it is highly toxic to man and animals, it de- composes rapidly. . Therefore, its residues may be of little hazard to people and animals when sprayed on fruits, vegetables or forage crops. ; When properly diluted, hexa- ethyl tetraphosphate apparently does not injure plants. Of 133 dif- ferent plant species’ in green- houses, only tomato and chrysan- themum were injured. following aerosol applications of the insecti cide. Complete control of certain greenhouse mites as obtained following applications at 3-day intervals. Benzene hexachloride has shown. excellent control of most eotion insects. An experimental PHONE NO. 8 Killers Rival D y MARPLE 1s « gutaen nig bi Fonawers © ane hibits its! use“ iit the” home OF (maturing: fruits. of. vegetab ‘However, it has legs fregid lfect than DDT:, ‘It, ki “a Stomach * poison, hae or fumigant. € ' chlorinated hydrocarbon, hexaethyl tetraphosphate, benzene hexachloride, and chlorinated camphene. Tests have indicated their prospective value in farm field, garden, orchard, and possi- tdust mixture containing benzene |has been very effective in killing |hexachloride, DDT and sulphur : Young European corn borer lar- The bureau of entomology says j flies than DDT. that benzene hexachloride in its;tests it showed considerable tox- he pe 3 mene menace id ha e the projectile then “weighed” al- most nothing. Its weit was axes decreasing, and would be entir ihilated on that line where the ttractions lunar and terrestrial a would neutralize each other. ~ (To be centinued), ae 8 ee eee am ss +; contact insec- Chlorinated camphene, “3956” ' for short, is similar to. DDT in that it has a shock knockdown | and kill and a spray residue that is persistent. In experiments, it jwas very effective against severe | Vae. Against body lice, “3956” seems cotton|to. be more toxic and persistent than DDT. On tHe other hand, it appears to be'less toxic to house- In laboratory icity to the southern army-worm, certain cutworms, and the celery leaf tier. © ene te, SS Oe a enema ee, Place Your Refrigeration a on @ REAL ICE BASIS and You Will Get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Service REAL ICE Thompson Enterprises, Inc. (ICE DIVISION) is More Economicall It Is PURE Healthy and Safe KEY WEST. FLA. t