. Control of household insects and related pests. Household pests; Insect pests. #% » 1I|# . Egg cases of cockroaches. Left to right, Oriental cockroach, American cockroach, German cock- roach, and brown banded cockroach. Shown 4 times actual size. Empty boxes containing bulbs, seeds, grains, fertilizers, etc. Thoroughly dry bulbs and seeds before storing them in wooden or metal containers. Reduce breeding areas by repairing and sealing all cracks and crevices in walls, floors and ceilings. It is particu- larly important to seal all openings around pipes, between window sills and walls, around
. Control of household insects and related pests. Household pests; Insect pests. #% » 1I|# . Egg cases of cockroaches. Left to right, Oriental cockroach, American cockroach, German cock- roach, and brown banded cockroach. Shown 4 times actual size. Empty boxes containing bulbs, seeds, grains, fertilizers, etc. Thoroughly dry bulbs and seeds before storing them in wooden or metal containers. Reduce breeding areas by repairing and sealing all cracks and crevices in walls, floors and ceilings. It is particu- larly important to seal all openings around pipes, between window sills and walls, around loose door and window frames, along baseboards and ceiling moldings, around electrical outlets, etc. Before applying insecticides, com- pletely empty all cupboards, drawers, closets, chests, stoves, etc.; remove even the lining paper. Take from the cabinets all drawers, chopping and bread boards, and flour, sugar and vegetable bins, to avoid contamination with insecticide and to facilitate treating. Remove all food, dishes, pans, utensils, etc. from the cup- boards and place them in another room; cover them if they must remain in the area being treated. INSECTICIDES: Once these preparations have been made you may use a number of insecti- cides: Sorptive dust (page 5). Limited infes- tations may be spot-treated with sorptive dust. For control of widespread infesta- tions the recommended rate of ^4 to 1 pound of the dust per 1,000 square feet of total floor area is sufficient for dusting all shelves; cabinets; cupboards; base- boards; moldings; and areas under, around and behind appliances, furniture, wall hangings, fuse boxes, electrical wall outlets, electrical switches and fixtures, floor furnaces, door frames and hinges. Apply the insecticide at the same rate for dusting attics, subfloor areas, basements, etc. Leave the dust in cabinets, under stoves, refrigerators, and other appli- ances, in the attic, walls and sub-floor spaces. In drawers and on shelves where eating uten
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