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ILIIMiracle Miracle Insecticide Inseclicide - , f- f fDDT - DDT OPT Not a Panacea PanaceaNew Km KmNew New Deadly Deadiy Bug Killer Has I-las I las - EffectiveUse EffectiveUse Effective WUse Use But It Also Has Its Limltattons Limitations Limltattonsand Limitationsand Limitationsand and Danger When Improperly UsedEDITOR'S Used UsedEDITOR'S ( EDITOR'S EDITORS ' NOTE This is ss ISI a /I I / guest column written WTtllen wTiten : by Wmfidd Wmfield Win field J JDden JDyrden JDyrden Dden Dyrden " , , WNU Staff Correspondent eorrespondent 'orresponden orresponden ' : , , andwas and was not prepared by hy Baukhage Bauk Bank Baukhage Bankhuge hage huge , whose wlwse column generally appears Ilppellrs m In this , space each eachseek seek eek ) ) DDT much publicized publlclzed insecticide thsectlclda Insectlcldat , , , lived nved ! ved thousands thouS1tflS ! of lives 1Ies of our ourfighting ourfighttng onrfighting fighting fighttng men and arid civil aiis ans ana In coun countries countries countries tries where our operations were ex extended extended extended tended hot but It Is not the panacea panaceathat panaceathat panaceathat that we would like to believe . . The Irony frony of the story Is that it itwas Itwas Itwas was discovered nearly seventy aeventy years yearsago yearsago yearsago ago by a German chemist named namedZeidler namedZeldler namedZeidler Zeidler Zeldler bet but was almost forgotten forgottenuntll forgottenuntil forgottenuntil untll until rediscovered during the pres present present present ent war by Dr Paul lluller Muller and Dr DrPaul DrPan DrPaul Paul Pan ) Lauger These Swiss sden seten sdentlsts scientists setentists tlsts tists asserted recently upon their theirarrIval theirarrival theirarrival arrIval in America that with proper propercontrol propercontrol propercontrol control flies Illes mosquitoes and other otherharmful otherharmful otherharmful harmful Insects can be eliminated eliminatedentirely eliminatedentirely eliminatedentirely entirely from the United UDlted States StatesBut StatesBut StatesBut But along with these Insects Insects . , would wouldgo wouldgo wouldgo go our ur pollen cirrying C'lrrylng Clrrylng ctrrying ' Insects bees beesand beesand beesand and other otber beneficial friends of man man1Jnd mankind manUad 1Jnd kind also perhaps our birds and andfish andflsh andfish fish flsh Gone also would be many manyplants manyplants manyplants plants and trees that depend upon uponInsects uponInsects uponInsects Insects tor for pollmzation poJlrnzation Ag As tl tI ey eypoint eypoint eypoint point out It la 13 Is a Ii job for entomolog entomologIsts entomologists entomologIsts Ists not laymenDDT laymenDDT laymen laymenDDT DDT has bas been beei made available to tothe tothe tothe the pnbl publ pub ] c In limited amounts There TherewI1l Therewill Therewill wI1l will soon be a sufficient sufftclent supply supplv to tomeet tomeet tomeet meet everv every demand demaud 'Planufacturers Planufacturers Manufacturers ' , Manufacturersof 'Planufacturersof of tl tI e products whether In liquid liquidor or powder form are careful to give givecomplete givecomplete givecomplete complete Instructions as to Its ap- ap up- up appJlcatlon upplication ap application - - plication pJlcatlon which must be followed fouowed followedScient fouowedScient followedSclent Scient st sts . Tell Tail of ofEffective ofEffectivs ofEffective Effective DDT UseDespite UseDespite Use UseDespite Despite Its Inherent toxiclty toxicity DDT DDTIn DDTIn DDTIn In the desired Insectlcidal Insecticidal concentra concentratrons concentratIons concentratlons trons tIons In air Is of ot such low order that thatIt thatit thatIt It will wlll not cause cnuse Injurious Injunous effects In Inhuman inbuman Inhuman human buman " . Dr Paul A 1\eal 1 eal \ I ' .eal eal . eal chief chlet of ofthe ofthe ofthe the research section of the division divisionof divisionof divisionof of Industrial hygiene hYglene of the U 13 S SPublic SPublic SPublic Public reportedIt Health service 1 I I as reported reportedIt It was . . this . knowledge 1.nowledge 1nowledge tint th'1.t th1.t th1t thit ' . made It Itad ituthisable itadvisable ad\ ad adIsable uthisable \ Isable to ' cpray 'pray pray spray from the air the theJones theJones theJones Jones Beach Eeth area on Long ' Island IslandN IslandN IslandN N Y and part of ot the city of ot noc llocl lloclford Rockford ! . ford Illinois mlnols flllnois In both cases tl tI U e pur purpose purpose purpose pose was to control Insects Jones Jonesbeach Jonesbeach Jonesbeach beach to kill 1.111 1111 Ull . sand fie fleas as and Pock PockfOrd Pockford rockford fOrd to kill UJJ polio cam carr\ carr carrI \ i t g (1 1 fI ft ( e < be beIleved beJieved belleved Ileved Jieved to have been the tbe d fi ect C1u ciue ciuefor ciuiefor e efor for the ser ous Infan Ie le par1lyss parIysis par1lyssoutbreak parIysisoutbreak parilysisoutbreak ! outbreak In mans man } sect onsLt onsLt ons onsLt Lt Col A L1 L \1 1 U \ Mnfeldt nfeldt U S sur surgeon surgeon surgeon geon generals general s oflice ofilce oftice after nfter a study studyof studyof studyof of results resu'ts resuts ' secured In the arm re reports reports reports ports In peace time DDT i 1 1well i3 i3well } weJl well chinge ch'1.nge ch1.nge ch1nge clringe ' . the dest ny fly of ot tl tI e eearth eearths eearths earth earths s population Our po postwar postwarworld postwarworld twar twarworld world " will udi l no longer be scourged courged by bytyphus bytyphus bytyphus typhus and malaria and other In Insect insect Insect sect born borno bornp diseases dISe'1.SeS dISe1.SeS dISe1SeS diseises ' . DDT Is no not a acure acure acure cure all aU but In the perpetual war warbetween warbetweon warbetween between betweon humans and disease DDT DDTIs DDTIs DDTIs Is one of the most effective effecth eftectise e weapons weaponsjet weaponsyet weaponsyet jet yet dlsco discovered ered by manDDT manDDT man manDDT DDT w iv II JI Il be to pre preventive preent1ve entlve medl medi medlcine medicine medlcine cine what Listers TAsters Lister s discovery discover " of ot anti antilIeptic antieeptic antiseptic lIeptic septic was to surgery and should hou1d shouldclose shouldclose hou1dclose close the door forever fore\er fore er foreser \ on those thosediseases thosediseases thosediseases diseases \ ' which 'ehich ehich hlch are companions of ofdeath ofdeath ofdeath death dealing dealmg InsectsIn insectsIn Insects InsectsIn In the field of ot agriculture agllculture agilculture the re- re results resuIts re results - - sults suIts hay hn hai : ? been l1een ileen far ar from disappoint Ing tug disappointIng disappointtug remarkable remarJakle reDJarJ ; > al1le results reSQlts havo have been hoon obtained bv be some of Its appUcatJDl1 appilcatiop appUcatJDl1whUe appilcatiopwhile applicationwhile whUe while In others othera the results were wereflther wereeither flther i.ter iter werei.ter . negati negative e > Incomplete or Its ItsU itsii Itsf'e Itsfe U ii < ' not hot recommended due to effect effecton effecton effecton on birds and other Insects InsectsWill InsectsWill InsectsWill Will Prove Boon To ToHard ToHard ToH ToHra Hard ra Worked FarmerWhUe FarmerWhile Farmer FarmerIThile IThile WhUe While agricultural use of DDT DDTmust DDTmust DDTmust must still stll ! be cons dered In Its ex cx experlmental cxperiinental experimental perlmental periinental state reliable and com corn complete cornplete cornplete plete tests at various mrlous state experi experiment experimeat expertment ment meat stations hnve have proved proHd proed that It I ithe " the lathe best Insect eide clde ride now on the mar marlet marLet marlet let applespiost for the control of the apple apples applesmost s s1110st 1110st piost destructive destruct1\ destruct1 destruct1e destructtse \ e pest , , the codling codllng codlingmoth codllngmoth codlingmoth codlingmothIt moth mothIt It ,1Il1111 1Il1111 , will isill kill Liii Japanese beetle adults adultswhUe adultswhile adultswhile whUe while current cnrrent currant remedies are based basedentlrel basedentirel3 basedentlrel entlrel entirel3 } upon the r repelling repellng ! valuelhe valueThe value valueIhe Ihe lhe The grare grate grar e leafhopper and oti otl er leafhoprers leathoprers erleafhoprers erleathoprers susceptableto are 1 I Ighly Igbly lgbly susceptable to DDTand DDTad DDT and ad excellent results resuIts have been havebeen Orlental obtained with It against Orlen Orlental tal fruit n ii noth oth It also has proved provede1ectlve provedeffective provedeffective e1ectlve effective ! against apple red bug pear thrIps pearthrips grape berrv berry moth tru fru t tree leafroler leafrolier treeleafroller treeleafroler treeleafrolier cherryma cherryJDa"got cherrypiagot ! apple maggot , , cherry JDa"got JDagot piagot " , ot and many othel otheisIn otheis otheisIn s sIn In Cilifornia C111fornla Ciuifornia It " was "as as proved that DDr DDF thatDD.T thatDDT thatDDr thatDDF codlingmoths codiingmoths . i ; as effective against codling codiing moths In walnut and oti ot otl ! er orchards At orchardsAt U M iii ssonrl ssouri It was found that a three athree percent dust i v \ as effective effectlre In IncontrolJlng Incontrolling lacontrolling controlJlng controlling blister bll.ster bllster . beetle squash bug squashbug white fly thrips thrlps SO sowbugs so'ebugs soebugs " ' bugs corn cornearwol cornearwot cornearwoiin earwol earwot m in C Colorado llorado < potato beetle beetleSr beetletr Sr & ; cucumberbeetles lotted otted a and a fi striped cucumber beetles northern corn rootworm rootwormpavement rootwormpavement lecfhop-pers lecfhop pers leafhoppers ieafhoppers pavement rootwormpavement ant ant , , lace-bugs lace bugs - - - leafhop- leafhop ieafhop- ieafhop - - - pers on grape flea beetles heetles on e"g eg e'g " ' e"gplant egplant e'gpInt plant pInt , , and a teu ten percent dust fot for forreaches torroaches ' roaches reaches bugsThe fleas and squash bugs agriculture ag'rlculture agricullure The U 13 S & department of ag'rlcul agrlcul agricul ' ture lure Insecticideswere reported that DDT Insecticides were bedefinitely found foutd experimentally esperlmentally : to be definitely thosecurrently thosecurrentl more eJrecth effective effecthe e t tl ! tian an those currentl currently v used tor for control of some 80 110 someBo pests that attack held beld crops crobs man Iltestock lisestock manlivestock manIltestock manlisestock and trees These Included Includedcodling Includedcodllng codling codllng moth cabbage cnbbage looper catal eatal catalpa eatalpa pa sphinx cotton ball v \ orm cotton fiea flea cottonflea cottonfiea 1 I opper eastern tent caterpillar elm caterpillarelm bark hark mapleworm mapleWOI'tD mapleivorm beetle grepn-strlped grepn strlped grePn.strlped grePnstrlped - . - maple WOI'tD WOItD ivorm ' gipsy Qpsy gpsy moth lorn torn 1 orn flies tiles on cat cattie tIe - Japanese apanese beetle beetler _ r I ygus and tour four other kinds of sucking sucl.lng sucllng . bugs mimosa mimosawebworm mimosawebworm mimosawebworm webworm pine sawflles sawfiles sawfiies pink boll bollworm bollworm bollworm worm spi ! pl piuce uee nec bud buda bndworm " orm orin velvetbean velvetbeancaterplIIar velvetbeancaterpillar velvetbeancaterpillar caterplIIar caterpillar vetch bruchfd bruchld wllte wlltefringed wi wlltefringed ite itefringed fringed beetles mosquitoes bedbugs bedbugsthree bedbugsthree bedbugsthree three kinds of lice on man and andbousefiles andhouseflies andhouseflies bousefiles houseflies and t1e fleis s In buildings buIJdlngs buildingsA A Good Insect InsectcldeFor clde dde cldeFor ddeFor For Postwar HomeBrig HomeBrig Home HomeBrig Brig Gen Simmons army medl mcdi medlcal mcdical medlcal cal corps has said DDT will wl11 ex exceed exceed exceed ceed even penicillin In Its ultimate ultimateusefulness ultimateusefulness ultimateusefulness usefulness and und will wll ! pro prove e to be the theoutstanding theoutstanding theoutstanding outstanding medical adv advance advnce ; nce made madeduring madeduring madeduring during the warOne warOne war warOne One of ot the tile newest products Is II a IIp9lDt apaint apaint p9lDt paint conta ning DIng aing DDT to be used on onwalls onwalls onwalls walls of kitchens dining dmlng rooms and andIn andin andIn In Institutions Other Oilier Industrial Industrialuses Industrialuses Industrialuses uses ba\ ba have bae base \ e been found by dusting dustingwith dustingwith dustingwith with a 10 percent DDT powder powderIlroUnd powderaround powderaround IlroUnd around the sink and other places placeswhere placeswhere placeswhere where cockroaches and other Insects Insectsstay insectsstay Insectsstay InsectsstayDDT stay stayDDT DDT111 DDT \ ' will \\111 111 eliminate the bedhug bedbug bedhugproblems bedbugproblems bedbugproblems problems In ho hospitals pltals as well welt as In Inprivate In.private Inprivate inprivate . private dwellings dwelJlngs . . It ma nav may v be appll appli applled applied appiled ed as n a five percent spray or as ns a a10 10 percent powder to both hoth sides of ofthe ofthe ofthe the mattress and springs It also alsoprovides alsoprovides alsoprovides provides fieedom fleedom from flies files and andmosqu andmosqu andmosqu mosqu toes In hospitals The new newaerosol newaerosol newaerosol aerosol bomb \ ' which 'ehich ehich blch releases the theDDT theDDT the.DDT theDDT DDT . , , as an aelosol-a aelosol a aeiosol-a aeiosol aeiosol - a cross bet veen veena veena a fumigating gas and an ordinary ordmllry fly flyspray flyspray flyspray spray Is excellent exceIlent for tlls tl ti is purpose purposeA purposeA A power spray may be used In ap up applyIng upplying applying plyIng a 11 five the die percent DDT solutionJust solutionJust solution solutionJust Just as It Is proving effective eJIectlve on onthe onthe onthe the agricultural agncultural and Industrial front frontand frontand frontand and as It saved lives on the war warfronts warfronts warfronts fronts DD1 DDI has started to con contrIbute contribute contribute trIbute to the health of ot the home homefront homefront homefront front The story of "praying praying 'praylng praylng spraying " ' for formosquitoes formosquitoes formosquitoes mosquitoes against malaria is well wellknown wellknown wellknown wellknownPainting known knownPainting Painting door doer and window sCleens scieens sCleenswith scieenswith scieenswith with a t 1 I ve ye percent sol itlon lt10n of o1 DDT DDTIn DDTIn DDTin In water or . kerosene 1.erosene 1erosene leaves an in insectlldal Insecticidal insectkldal sectlldal sectkldal ( lesld tesid e that will . kill 1.111 1111 e eP everv , erv err fly m squito squlo [ or other otl1er Insect insectlll insect/llel insect llel I / P 11.1 111 lll . ting tl tI ere era wWln vvltl svltl in the next sev sey several seyeral severa eral ] monti montl s tt t ti ! e U S & depirtn dep'1.rtn dep1.rtn dep1rtn depirtu ' . ent entof entof entof of agricultuie agrlcullulc agrlcultuie reports reportsA A f1\ f1 five f1e the \ e percent solut on of DDT in inkero inkerosene Inkerosene kero kerosene ene sprayed on floors or oer oier oerlUg'S oierzugs overlugs , lUg'S lUgS zugs ' elimimtes elJmlJ1tes ellmiuqtes ! the flea D1 m nilsance isance ! sance A AI AI I an anl anlsprayer 1 ! 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