Show Using Pesticides Careful Careful- Careful While the use of pesticides can raise havoc with insects and other plant destroying bugs they can also take their toll among human beings Darcie Darcie Darcie Dar- Dar cie H. H White Tite Utah Safety Councils Council's Councils Council's Councils Council's Coun Coun- cil's Vice President for Home Safety said today THE WEEKEND gardener in their zeal to control pests generally selects a wide variety variety va va- of or pesticides White states however there are j I reported incidents where they were not used properly This results he said in the user not reading the label before before before be be- fore applying the sprays and dusts and following the directions directions directions thoroughly Pesticides are great but are extremely dangerous A few simple precautions can avoid a tragic mishap at your home it was pointed out AMONG THE top is t tb to store all sprays and dusts in their original labeled con con- Keep pesticides out of the reach of children pets and irresponsible people Best keep under lock and key Avoid smoking while spraying spraying spraying spray spray- ing or dusting particularly so if directed by the label Too avoid inhaling sprays and dusts and when directed wear protective clothing and masks ANOTHER simple ru rule e is to wash your hands before eating eating eating eat eat- ing or smoking and should you spill any of the pesticide on yourself to wash it away immediately The family pet may also be subjected to poisoning if the pesticide is carelessly used around their food and water dishes To make sure that they are not the victim of your bug hunting either cover or remove their dishes from the area where you are spraying EMPTY containers White pointed out should be disposed of so that they pose no hazard to humans animals or valuable valuable able plants While it is wise to keep insects under control White said it is much wiser to use the controls under safe conditions Careless use of pesticides can result in tragedy tragedy tragedy dy which is certainly a high price to pay for a nice l looking looking look look- oking ok- ok ing yard |