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The Red Mite Invasion

  • 1939

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Color print advertisement for DN-Dust, an insecticide manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for the protection of deciduous fruits and walnut groves. The advertisement features an illustration of a red mite and several citrus fruits, while the accompanying text details the importance of the citrus crop as a domestic product and Dow's efforts to develop an insecticide to effectively combat the red mite.

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  • 13.75 in. H x 11 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 7

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Dow Chemical Company. “The Red Mite Invasion,” 1939. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6q182k737.

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