Show USDA Recommends DDT For Termite Control The U.S. department of agriculture agricul-ture has come up with the answer for one of the farmers' serious problems termites. The USDA says a single treatment treat-ment of DDT will prevent termites from attacking woodwork for at least five years and anyone can apply ap-ply the treatment. Here's the mixture mix-ture to use: 5 per cent DDT in No. 2 fuel oiL It will give wooden structures complete protection from termites. Entomologists suggest digging a trench along the building's foundation founda-tion about 30 inches deep and about the width of a spade. Then the earth should be saturated at tne bottom bot-tom with the DDT preparation. The soil which is used to fill up the trench also should be saturated. Apply Ap-ply the treatment at the rate of one quart per cubic foot of soil. |