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THE success of D.D.T. and benzene hexachloride insecticides has already shown the important part that synthetic chemicals can play in agriculture, Interest is therefore being shown in the organophosphorus group of insectcides, especially as certain of these compounds show high contact-activity and others are capable of rendering the plant systemically insectreidal. As these compounds have not yet been available in sufficient amounts for wide-scale investigations, and as little has been published on the subject, there is a considerable demand for accurate information. A meeting of the Association of Applied Biologists on November 5 sought to adjust this state of affairs by bringing together workers qualified to speak on various aspects of the subject.
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EATON, J. Insecticidal Properties of Certain Organo-Phosphorus Compounds. Nature 163, 496–498 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163496a0
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