Show SPRAYING ADVICE FOR WEEVIL IS GIVEN BY AGENT alfalfa stubble should be sprayed tor for weevil control as soon as possible after growth starts sufficiently tor for shoots to be one halt half inch long according to ray thatcher county agent adequate control cannot be achieved after the alfalfa reaches a height of over two inches because adult weevil have laid many eggs by that time chemicals recommended for weevil control and amounts of the actual poison per acre are chlordane I 1 aa 11 4 to 2 pounds 4 ounces heptachlor 4 ounces this mate ilal should be applied as a spray in at least six gallons of water per acre it is recommended that no dairy animals or animals tor for slaughter be allowed to graze the sprayed fields until after the first cutting of hay is harvested according to mr thatcher |