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Symposium: Use and Control of Pesticides and Antibiotics in Milk Production and Manufacturing. Federal Recommendations¹

Uses of Insecticides in the Production of Milk

Entomology Research Division, USDA, Washington, D.C.

ABSTRACT

Insects and their near relatives are among man's most serious enemies. The dairy industry is affected by many of these pests in several stages of milk production. They feed on the farmer's forage and pastures, attack his livestock, and are nuisances in barns and milk rooms as well as in processing plants. Several highly effective insecticides for application to forage, directly on dairy cattle, and in barns can not be recommended because small amounts of residues are stored in the milk. To determine to what degree insecticides contaminate forage, meat, and milk, extensive and costly studies have been completed. The cost of this work is shared by industry, state, and federal agencies, but ultimately must be borne by the taxpayer and consumer. Research is needed to develop safe and effective insecticides for use by the dairy industry in providing high-quality milk at low costs. Many of the currently recommended materials and methods are costly and not as effective as desired.

¹ The four papers in this symposium were presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, North Carolina State College, Raleigh.