THE PRACTICAL CONTROL OF WIREWORM BY γ‐BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE (‘GAMMEXANE’): COMPARISONS WITH DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLORETHANE (D.D.T.)

Abstract
Benzene hexachloride containing 13% of the insecticidally active gamma isomer known as ‘Gammexane’ has been used successfully in a considerable number of field trials in the control of wireworm. On heavily infested land the effective dosage rates associated with an appreciable reduction in wireworm population, and giving a marked improvement in plant establishment and substantial increases in yield, range between 1 and 6 lb./acre (2–12 oz./acre of Gammexane), on oats and wheat. The effective dosage rates vary and depend upon whether the insecticide is combine‐drilled, broadcast, or applied as a seed dressing.Although D.D.T. applied by similar methods was associated with similar reductions in wireworm population, the use of this insecticide resulted in smaller yield increases.

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