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"So many uses!" (Black Leaf 40 ad from Country Gentleman magazine 1939) (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by coolteathatisblue@lemmy.cafe to c/vintageads@sh.itjust.works

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It is 40% nicotine concentrate.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Nicotine really is a great natural pesticide.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

It's why plants evolved it.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

At 40%, it'll definitely kill all your pests, including the bigger ones like your neighbors.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The tough part is to get the bugs to start smoking

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that why tobacco plants produce nicotine in the first place?

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Can confirm, grasshoppers are voracious, opportunistic terrorists and yet, will barely nibble a tender tobacco leaf before quickly moving on to something else.