Show Methyl 1 Bromide Is N New v f fW W Weapon apon Against Insects Indianapolis Indianapolis- is Chemical sciences science has equipped man equipped man with a new ew weapon weapon on for use use in his unending war of defense against insect hordes Dr Harold H. H Shepard and Frank W. W Fisk ot of the Minnesota university ifa farm m St. St Paul announced to the American Association for the Advancement Ad Ad- van cement of Science rUe The name of of the compound is methyl bromide It combines bromine bromine bro bro- mine one of the tried earlier-tried of the war gases with tl the e that makes wood alcohol the unsafe stuff I it Is for lor Internal application Methyl bromide seems to be good for use use against insect pests on a anu nu number ber of f fronts It Itcan can can b bd use used l for tor seed f for r i it kills the the bugs and nd nd does docs n not t harm th the seed It can be used for various varIous' kinds of fumigation with effects com comparable to those of acid yet it does not linger linter on even as a bad smell The presence of moisture seems to make it ij more effective e r |