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Show Operators Advised to Use DDT Killer With Care No one can be too careful in applying ap-plying DDT, the insect-killing chemical chem-ical which is attracting so much attention. at-tention. When the material is used in bams, poultry houses, and similar simi-lar places, all feed should be removed re-moved so that it will not become contaminated. He reminds that all drinking cups and salt licks should be covered while the DDT is being applied. The spray must be allowed al-lowed to dry thoroughly before animals ani-mals are permitted to return to the premises. Operators applying DDT spray or dust are urged to avoid getting any more of the material on themselves than is absolutely necessary and the same precaution applies to inhaling the material. Operators should be especially careful with DDT and oil mixtures because the oil penetrates the skin of humans much more readily than water and, therefore, is much more dangerous to handle. General use of TJDT is not advised because there still is considerable research work to be done on insects and crops. It has been used safely as a spray for fly, bedbug, louse and roach control in dairy barns and poultry houses, as a spray in combination with bordeaux mixture for the control of flea beetles and leafhoppers on potatoes, and as a spray or dust under certain conditions condi-tions for various household insects. 7 Biological Desert A virgin forest has been .called a biological desert becauseit (Joes not produce enough feed to support ani-. mal life in abundance. Fires Costly Every day in the U. S. fher are 1.800 fires. 28 deaths caused by fire in 1.000 homes, 130 stores, 100 factories, 7 churches, 7 schools and 3 hospitals. |