Cabbage Maggot Control by the Use of Benzene Hexachloride in the Soil1

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Benzene hexachloride was applied to the soil at the rate of 27.5 lb. per acre and mixed to a depth of 7 to 8 inches by rotary tillage. Radishes, mustard, cabbage and other crucifers grown in this soil were practically 100% free of the cabbage maggot, Hylemya brassicae. Other materials, such as DDT, chlordan and chlorinated camphene, did not give this protection. When benzene hexachloride was worked into the top inch of soil with a garden rake, unsatisfactory control of the maggot was secured. Crucifers grew well in benzene hexachloride-treated soil, but the material was toxic to some other vegetables. Only slight indication of off-flavor was noted in some of the fleshy crucifers.

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