The compatibility of DDT with nicotine and alkaline diluents in agricultural dusts

dc.contributor	Powning, RF
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-07T23:24:24Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-07T23:24:24Z
dc.date.issued	1950
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=AR9500178.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/26151
dc.description.abstract	An alkaline diluent such as calcium hydroxide is generally used in nicotine aphicidal formulations; however, when DDT is mixed with these dusts for added larvicidal effect, it is decomposed rapidly. Experiments show that this decomposition is directly due to the alkaline nature of the diluent and only to a small extent to the effect of the nicotine. A combined dust consisting of DDT and nicotine in pyrophyllite, calcium carbonate, or magnesium carbonate is sufficiently stable for use against cabbage insects and may be stored safely for at least two months.
dc.publisher	CSIRO
dc.title	The compatibility of DDT with nicotine and alkaline diluents in agricultural dusts
dc.type	Research
dc.description.version	Journal article
dc.identifier.volume	1
dc.identifier.page	178-181
dc.identifier.issue	2