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THE INFLUENCE OF AIR CURRENTS ON THE INSECTICIDAL ACTION OF DDT, BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE, HERCULES TOXICANT 3956, AND VELSICOL 1068.*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. G. Dustan ,
T. Armstrong  and
W. L. Putman
G. G. Dustan
Affiliation:
Dominion Entomological Laboratory, Vineland Station, Ontario
T. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Dominion Entomological Laboratory, Vineland Station, Ontario
W. L. Putman
Affiliation:
Dominion Entomological Laboratory, Vineland Station, Ontario
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In March, 1946, the writers reported in Scientific Agriculture (1) that benzene hexachloride showed pronounced fumigant action and that air currents as slow as 2 m.p.h. lowered its effectiveness against insects to a marked extent. The present paper deals with further experiments with benzene hexachloride and gives preliminary data on the fumigant action and effect of air currents on three other chlorinated hydrocarbons, viz., DDT, Hercules Toxicant 3956 (a chlorinated terpene) and Velsicol 1068 (a mixture of isomers with the empirical formul C10 H6 Cl8).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , March 1947 , pp. 45 - 50
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1947

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1. Dustan, G. G., Armstrong, T. and Putman, W. L., 1946. Preliminary experiments with benzene hexachloride (666) as an insecticide. Sci. Agr. 26 (3): 106–121.Google Scholar