I—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 1,1965 !0- THESE PESTS CHEW TOBACCO **9k V V *9% * WHITE GRUB— This insect chews up tender roots as fast as they de\ elop. Read how low-cost aldrin gives long-lasting control of soil insects that destroy seedlings, cut tobacco yields and quality. Awnotx annv of insects threatens tobacco . timing the mowing season. Wneworms O o O bunow into the stem Cutworms chew on young plants. White guibs attack the loots. Ahinn slops all maioi soil insects attack ing lohacco It contioh the insects you see above phis annual gnths and flea beetle lai- Aldrin-trcated tobacco (Vu >hi) is about 8 feet tall Untieatccl tobacco (left) is about 5 leet tall ...UNDERGROUND: vac One aldim application cleans up wne wotms so thowiighly you may not need to ti eat again foi 2 to 3 years (If you have a cut wonn pioblem the second oi thud season, apply dieldnn ) By clestioying soil insects hefoie they do damage, aldim allows tobacco plants to de velop deep, stiong, healthy xoot systems. Leaves matuic faster, develop evenly. aie moie vigorous and diseasc-iesistant. O iicslilt Aldiin icturns its cost many times or ci in higher tobacco profits. How to use aldrin As little as 2 to 3 pounds of aldiin per acie applied as an overall bioadcast tieatment be foie planting \r ill give season-long contiol of 100 o all maioi tobacco pests. As little as 1 to 4 ounces of aldiin per 50 gallons ol water, applied in the setting water dining tiansplantmg, will stop loot maggots WIRE WORM—Burrows into stem of tobacco plants, CUTWORM —Chews on young plants and wiieuouns—insure a good stand Where to get aldrin Aldrin is available from your local insecti cide dcalci undei various well-known brand names It comes as liquid, wettable powder, granules, and in fertilizer mixes. Look for O 7 the name aldrin on the label or in the rngre- dient statement. Shell Chemical Company, Agricultural Chemicals Division, 2299 Vauxhall Road, Union, New Jersey. aldrin A PRODUCT OF SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY (sKELid
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