—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28,1971
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Firm Develops Insecticide Bag
Pesticides packaged in plastic
bags that dissolve rapidly in
water will be marketed this sea
son by FMC Corporation’s
Niagara Chemical Division
Niagara Chemical has develop
ed the plastic bags for use with
wettable powder insecticides
that are mixed with water and
applied by spray equipment.
Their introduction believed
to be a first in the agricultural
chemicals field will allow ap
plicators to add sealed insecti
cide packages to sprayer mixing
tanks and eliminate direct user
exposure to the material. The
bags begin to dissolve seconds
after immersion and quickly re
lease the product into the water
Initially, one-pound water
soluble bags will be used by the
company, a major producer of
pesticides, to package its broad
spectrum insecticide, Thiodanß,
for sale nationally to agricultural
markets Limited quantities will
Federal Share
A substantial increase in the
U S Government’s share of
State-Federal 'indemnity paid to
owners of swine destroyed be
cause of hog cholera was report
ed recently by the US. Depart
ment of Agriculture m amended
regulations scheduled for publi
cation in the Federal Register,
August 14.
The amended regulations, pre
pared by animal health officials
of USDA’s Agricultural Research
Service, provide for a graduated
State-Federal indemnity ratio
through the final stages of the
Cooperative State-Federal Hog
Cholera Eradication Program
For five States still in Phase
111 the active “stamping out”
phase the 50-50 ratio by State
and Federal Governments will
be continued.
In the currently 22 Phase IV
States where the disease is
not known to exist Federal
share of indemnity is being in
creased to 75 per cent; and in 23
Hog Cholera-Free States in
cluding Pennsylvania where the
disease is considered eradicated
the Federal share is being in
creased to 90 per cent of indem
nity necessary to meet infection
introduced from outside.
ARS officials indicate, once the
disease is eliminated in a State,
the Federal responsibility to pre
vent reinfection justifiably in
creases.
The adjustment in indemnity
ratios was prompted by strong
progress in the nationwide ef
fort to wipe out hog cholera as
well as by recommendations of
various advisory and industrial
groups
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The new Solo Jet-Pak 425
Hand Sprayer is light
weight, remarkably low
priced and maintenance
free. The 425 is suitable
for all plant protection,
perfect for private gar
dens, patios, nurseries,
forestry work, lawn
grooming & mosquito con
trol.
Lester A. Singer
“Lancaster County’s Only
Dealer Specializing In
Sprayer Sales and Service”
*onks, Pa. 687-€712
be available in these bags during
the first phase of the program.
For the applicator, the new
bags offer a way to fill his spray
tank without coming into contact
with the insecticide, getting dust
on his hands or, possibly, inhal
ing powdery material. And,
since each bag is consumed dur
ing application, there is no need
for him to bury or otherwise dis
pose of contaminated containers.
The water-soluble bags are being
supplied five in a protective
overwrap and six overwraps in a
30-pound carton.
For the pesticide industry the
development suggests a practical
way of easing one of the en
vironmental concerns it faces
pollution build-ups from acci
dents or misuse of emptied, con
taminated packages. The dis-
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Phone 717-569-0756 for more information
solvable bags provide a means
of disposal that minimizes both
hygienic and pollution risks.
Several years of laboratory
and field testing have shown
that the dissolved vinyl bag film
has no effect on the biological
activity of the insecticide and
does not clog nozzles, according
to Niagara.
The bags can be used with
both high- or low-pressure
sprayers and will dissolve in
tanks operating with either
mechanical or by-pass agitation.
Packed in their protective
overwraps until use, the bags
have exhibited good storage
stability even under high hu
midity conditions. Preliminary
tests with other pesticides such
as Furadanß wettable powder
have also been promising.
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