Show I Efficient I y F FV FYN tt N Wt V r YN Typical injury on fruit from spotted eye bud bad moth The development of a new and efficient fungicide and insecticide in in- insecticide for orchard use has been announced by the manufacturer Dow chemical company The chemical is the mine salt of sec dinitoo-sec sec dmitro and is effective against a wide range of fruit pests and diseases First used experimentally during the 1942 season the compound isnow is isnow isnow now ready for commercial use under under under un un- un- un der the trade name It Is available as a stable clear solution which eight ounces actual cc sec in e each a c h quart and which is readily miscible with water has shown high efficiency as an insecticide for use in the dormant dormant dormant dor dor- mant period against a variety of insects such as the rosy apple aphid the currant aphid the black cherry aphid the mealy plum aphid eye spotted bud moth the cherry case bearer the pear and oyster shell scale on apple and ond lilac It also has given very promising promising promising prom prom- ising results in control o the San Jose scale scurfy scale and the eggs of the European red mite As a fungicide has been used successfully for the control of sooty blotch on pears The amounts of ot the compound required to attain good control ranges from one quart to two quarts in ill gallons of ot water Aphids are controlled with one quart while two quarts are needed to kill bud moths case-bearer case and the pear peor Heavier concentrations may b be needed to control oyster shell scale Research workers are conducting extensive tests to find other insects in sects and diseases disc that may be controlled cot con trolled d with the chemical |