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The Persistence and Fate of DDT on Foliage. II.—Comparative Rates of Loss of DDT Deposits from Glass Plates and Growing Leaves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. Ward  and
P. E. Burt
J. Ward
Affiliation:
Department of Insecticides and Fungicides, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
P. E. Burt
Affiliation:
Department of Insecticides and Fungicides, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
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A method is described of applying even deposits of insecticide to leaves without detaching the leaves from the plants. The insecticide is sprayed by hand from an air-operated paint-spray gun under controlled conditions. Using this method for applying the insecticide, the persistence of DDT on living leaves and on glass plates was investigated.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , January 1956 , pp. 849 - 868
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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