
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Powning, RF 
T1  - The compatibility of DDT with nicotine and alkaline diluents in agricultural dusts
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1950
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 178
EP  - 181
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9500178 
N2  - An alkaline diluent such as calcium hydroxide is generally used in nicotine aphicidal formulations; however, when DDT is mixed with these dusts for added larvicidal effect, it is decomposed rapidly. Experiments show that this decomposition is directly due to the alkaline nature of the diluent and only to a small extent to the effect of the nicotine. A combined dust consisting of DDT and nicotine in pyrophyllite, calcium carbonate, or magnesium carbonate is sufficiently stable for use against cabbage insects and may be stored safely for at least two months. 
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