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THESE PESTS CHEW TOBACCO
WHITE GRUB— This msect chews up tender roots as fast as they det elop
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 threatens tobacco
. during orb wins season. Wirewoims
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.burrow mto die stem. Cutworms chew on
young plants. White grubs attack the roots.
Aldrin stops all majot soil insects attack
ing tobacco. It conti ols the insects yon see
above phis animal gnths and flea beetle lar-
Aldrin-treated tobacco (V'gbt) is about 8 feet
tall. Untreated tobacco Qeft) is about 5 feet tall.
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...UNDERGROUND:
vae. One aldrin application cleans np wne
ivonns so tlwi otighly you may nut need to
tieat again for 2 to S.yeais. (If yon haveacnt-\
wonn problem the second oi thhd season,
apply dieldiin.)
By dcsti oymg soil insects hefoie they do
damage, aldim allows tobacco plants to de
velop deep, stiong, healthy loot systems.
Leaves manure faster, develop evenly. Plants
aic moie vigoious and disease-resistant.
result; Aldun returns its cost many times
over in higher tobacco profits.
How to use aldrin
As little as 2 to 3 pounds of aldiin per acie
applied as an overall broadcast treatment be
fore planting will give season-long control of
all major tobacco pests..
As little as 1 to 4 ounces of aldrin per 50
gallons of watei, applied in the setting water
dining transplanting, will stop root maggots
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 14, 1966-
WIREWORM—Burrows into stem of tobacco plants.
CUTWORM— Chews on young plants
and w iron onus—insrne a good stand
Where to get aldrin
- Aldrin is available from your local insecti
cide dealer under various well-known biand
names. It comes as liquid, wettable pondci.
granules, and in fertilizer mixes. Look lor
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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