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Newly Developed Insecticides for Pest Control Page 2 CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE September, I947 Oil Fractions And Their Toxic Vewly Developed Leasing Of Farm Lands In State Effect On Plants When Used As 'nsecticides For Thought To Be At Low Point Now Weed Killing Sprays Explained 'esf Control But Increase Is Anticipated Robert L. Metcalf (Continued from page 1) Scientific research by commercial ownership from one generation of Rental arrangements need to be nd governmental interests has re- farmers to the next. re-examined annually. ulted in an unprecedented devel- Young farmers find it a way to Trends pment of new materials showing expand their operations and earnings New procedures need to be devel- reat promise as insecticides. Intelli- more rapidly than through owner- oped to facilitate the gradual passage .ent evaluation of their potentiali- ship. of a farm from owner to son or po- ies will offer big dividends in im- Truck and crop specialists may In contrast to sprays in water solu- condense later. Thus each batch of tential purchaser with little capital. roving the efficiency of present shift their operations more readily New forms of profit sharing and tion, oils wet plant surfaces readily crude oil contains some gasoline ay pest control practices. where they lease a large part of the and tend to spread as thin films and some stove oil, and some Diesel fuel partnership contracts for farm op- DDD or TDE land they farm. eration will supplement traditional run down the stems. They penetrated etc., and each fraction may be re- Rental Arrangements moved within its own boiling range DDD or TDE is 2,2-bis-(p-chloro- leasing practices. the crown of grasses where growing )henyl)-1,l -dichloroethane, (CIC,- Rents naturally increased consid- tissues that form new shoots are lo- Distillates More devices to bring landlords I,) sHCCHC1,. It is generally some- erably in recent years with increased and tenants together will be needed cated. If an oil spray wets the tom The liquid oil fractions resulting profit opportunities but face early of grasses thoroughly, the film may from distillation are called distillates vhat less effective than DDT to to handle the expected increase in iousehold insects such as the Ger- adjustment to changing price con- farming on land owned by others. creep from four to six inches down Not all the materials in crude oil can ditions. the stems and kill all tissue from be distilled; tars and asphalt are left nan roach and bedbug but is more ffective as a mosquito larvicide. It Although supply and demand for which new shoots might grow. This The distillates are not pure com- land to rent largely determine rents, Arthur Shultis is Specialist in Farm acounts for the satisfactory results pounds but contain a mixture of a1 18s a decided advantage of being Management in Agricultural Extension rom about one-fifth to one-tenth the ability of the tenant to pay must and Associate on the Giannini Founda- s toxic as DDT to mammals. be considered. tion. This material can be formulated expensive than DDT. It may find as oil solutions, emulsion and wet- n sprays, dusts, wettable and emul- considerable use, especially in agri- table concentrates, and dusts. It is ion concentrates exactly as in DDT. culture, because of its very low tox- expected to cost slightly less than loubtless is will be utilized exten- icity to warm blooded animals. This DDT. ively in household and livestock in- material can be formulated identi- HETP ecticides and may be preferred to cally with DDT. HEW-Hexaethyl tetraphosphate >DT on agricultural crops wherever -probably OPjOPO(OC,HJ2]3 ---is reated products are intended for hu- DFDT nan consumption. A German household insecticide completely miscible with water and not yet available on the American rapidly hydrolyzes to other phos- Methoxychlor phoric acid esters, forming acid solu- Methoxychlor, is csrrectly named market, but which is of interest ex- perimentally is DFDT or 2,2-bis- tions which are non-toxic and some- ts 2,2-bis-(p-methoxyphenyl)-l,l,l- (p- fluorophenyl) -l,l,l-trichloroeth- what corrosive to spray equipment. richloroethane, (CH,OC,H,f,CHC- HETP solutions should be applied >13. ane, (FC,HJ ,CHCCl,. This material has proven much as soon as possible after dilution and This material gives a much more should not be used longer than 6 apid knockdown of flies than does more toxic than DDT to the Ger- man cockroach, ants and many other hours after mixing. 3DT, is more toxic to the German insects but is less toxic to lice and Although extremely toxic to many oach and is equally toxic to the bed- household insects HETP has almost lug. It is less effective against the bedbugs. It is especially remarkable for its rapid action, giving knock- no residual properties and is very iuman body louse, mosquito larvae, toxic to mammals, being nearly as tnd the American roach. down of flies and mosquitoes in from toxic as free nicotine. It should Methoxychlor is only 1/25 to 1/50 one-fifth to one-tenth the time re- quired by DDT. It is somewhat more therefore be used with the utmost ts toxic as DDT to mammals, but is care. :xpected to be several times more toxic to mammals than is DDT. Spraying diesel oil as general-contact weed killer on roadside growth to form TEP a fire control strip. The oil should wet the tops of the growth thoroughly so a film The DFDT has a much higher va- of oil may creep down the stems to a depth of four to six inches to kill all tissue hinners and solvents, are fairly safe por pressure than DDT, giving it A material of very recent develop- from which new shoots might grow. o use. However, the spray operator some fumigant action and it does ment is tetraethyl pyrophospliate or nust remember that all these prod- not possess long residual life. This TEP, O[PO(OC,H,),]2. usually obtained with Diesel and ompounds which turn to vapor dur- icts are inflammable. The spray may be an advantage in the case of It possesses nearly the same solu- smudge-pot oil sprays, both of which ng distilling. Some of these are nist and surrounding air may ignite agricultural applications. bility characteristics as HETP, but are standard materials for weed kil- a 1led u n s a t u r a t e d c om 11 o u n ds md burn with great heat. Benzene Hexachloride hydrolyzes more slowly in aqueous ling. 'here are more of these unsaturatcc Viscosity Benzene hexachloride or gamma- solution so that solutions one-day Properties of Oils ompounds in an oil such as Diesel This relates to the flowing quality hexachlorocyclohexane, C,H,CI, as old still possess considerable insecti- uel, that has not been highly re- To use oil sprays in weed control, If an oil. To find the viscosity, 60 cc- pure material has proven from 10 cidal effectiveness. ined, than there are in kerosene 01 the grower must know something ibout 2 ounces-of oil are put into to 20 times 01- more as effective as TEP has proven 3 to 5 times as about oils and their effects on plants. pray oils that have received more ,n instrument called the Saybolt DDT to such pests as the housefly, toxic to many insects as is HETP, In this way he will be able to choose reatment. When a refined oil ic Jnivei-sal viscosimeter. The oil is human body louse, ants, bediiugs and but is correspondingly more toxic to ganted, some or all of the unsatu- the best oil for his own needs. ieated to 100" F. It is then timed as it various species of cockroach. It is mammals. It also possesses strong In the oil trade, all oils are de- ated compounds may be separatec uns through a small opening in the slightly more toxic than DDT to fumigant action. Because of its ex- scribed by sets of specifications.These rom the oil by use of chemicals. Sul- nstrument. mammals. treme toxicity to mammals it is yet ur dioxide is one commonly usec are elther required by law or used by The viscosity of an oil to be used Most formulations of benzene hex- to be determined whether or not it or this purpose. the manufacturer as a standard of is a spray determines somewhat the achloride on the market are crude will have any place in the household It is the unsaturated cornpound! quality for hls own products. Every tmount of pressure needed, and the mixtures containing about 10% ac- insecticide field. rhich are important in weed-killin€ product must meet the specifications ize of the spray orifices. The heavier tive material, and are irritating bils. They determine, in part, hou to which its manufacturer has set up for tils will not break up into drops eas- apply and possess an offensive odor. Robert L. Metcalf is Assistant Ento- it. These standards are intended to riel1 the oil will kill plants. ly, nor flow as fast as will the lighter mologist in tlzc Citrus E.c@crimcnt Sta- They should therefore be used with tion, Rzverside. show a product's ability to do the job Gravity mes. Viscosity is also a factor in de- great caution around dwellings and for which it was made. Certain oils The gravity, or density of an oi ermining how much of the oil soaks business places. Benzene hexachlo- now being tested as weed-killing !as to do with its weight. It is ex- nto the plant surfaces. A heavy oil ride is formulated in a variety of Present And future sprays were not really intended for bressed in degrees A.P.I.
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