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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1952
Page
4
Chronicle-Telegram notes a cottage owner in Elyria Ohio asked for help with a grass fire that got out of control on May 21, 1952. The fire required the entire fire department to quell the blaze. In Grand Haven Michigan three volunteers assisted in a separate incident.
The article warns of June appearances by pests like Japanese beetles and alfalfa weevils reaching the East. It endorses soil and plant sprays such as DDT and chlordane, warns on safety, and notes other pests like boxwood leaf miners and tent caterpillars. It mentions experiments at Beltsville to develop new pan-toxic insect killers.
Laboratory studies show these substances are more lethal than other methods, but commercial use is restricted due to human danger. Only trained experts should handle them while reminding readers of safe home remedies like swatting flies and manually removing pests from crops.
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