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THESE PESTS CHEW TOBACCO
WHiTE GRUB —This insect chews up tender roots as fast as they detelop.
Read how low-cost aldrin gives long-lasting control of soil insects
that destroy seedlings, cut tobacco yields and quality.
A whole army of insects tinea to ns tobacco
. timing f e mowing season Wncn oims
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bunow into the stem Cutwoims chew on
young plants. White giubs attack the toots
Aldim stops all maioi soil insects attack
ing tobacco. It contwls the insects you see
above plus annual grubs and flea beetle lar-
Aldrin-treated tobacco (rig/it) is about 8 feet
tall. Untreated tobacco Qeft) ls about 5 feet tall.
...UNDERGROUND:
rae One aldun application cleans up ivne
wouns so thowughly you may not need to
treat again foi 2 to 3 yeais. (If yon have a cnt-i
swim pwhleni the second oi thhd season ,
apply dieldi in )
By destroying soil insects hefoi e they do
damage, aldim allows tobacco plants to de
velop deep, strong, healthy toot systems.
Leaves manure faster, develop evenly. Plants
axe mote vigorous and discase-icsistant.
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result: Aldnn letums its cost many times
over m Inghci tobacco profits.
How to use aldrin
As little as 2 to B pounds of aldrin per acie
applied as an oveiall bioadcast tieatment be
loie planting w ill gi\ e season-long contiol of
all major tobacco pests.
As little as 1 to 4 ounces of aldiin per 50
gallons of watei, applied in the setting water
duung transplanting, w ill stop loot maggots
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 16, 1966—5
WIREWORM --Burrows into stem of tobacco plants,
CUTWORM —Chew s on \oung plants
and w'licworms —insure a good stand
Where to get aidrin
Aldxin is arailablc Ixom \oux local insecti
cide dealer under various well-known brand
names It comes as liquid, wcttablc pow’dei.
granules, and in fertilizer mixes. Look lor
the name aldrin on the label or in the ingre-
dient statement,
Slrell Chemical Company, Agricultmal
Chemicals Division, 2299 Vauxhall Road,
Union, New Jersey.
aldrin
A PRODUCT OF SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY