CONTENTS


 INTRODUCTION ...---- __ _-------------_.------------ 5
 PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION OF PHOSPHATIC INSECTICIDES ---..... -------... 8
 A CANOPY FOR A TRACTOR --...... -------------------------- 11
 SYMPTOMS OF PARATHION POISONING ........----------------------------- 12
 USE OF PARATHION ON CITRUS IN FLORIDA ----------- ] 6(
 PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING PARATHION------------------- 16
 Protective Clothing .------------ ---------- ---- 17
 Personal Cleanliness ......... ............................. ......... 17
 Tractor Canopies or Raincoats ----------------------..... 18
 Danger in Groves After Spraying.--- -------- 20
 Mixing Operations --. ------... -------------. ------ 21
 Warning Signs After Spraying. --------- ---- 22
 Cleaning Spray Equipment -...------. .-..---. -------- 22
 Working After Sickness... ... ---------.. ... ------.-..-. 22
 TREATMENT OF PARATHION POISONING ... .. -------------------- 23
 SUMMARY ..--......-------.--- .... ----------.-- --- 23
 LITERATURE CITED ..-..--. ----------------. --- 23


 Fig. 1.-Cut the bag open with a knife. Do not tear it open. Wear
 natural rubber gloves, mask and hat. Keep sleeve? rolled down.

 Opening a Parathion Bag

DO THIS NOT THIS