Pest Management Professional, October 2016
From left are three mid 20th century DDT products FlyDed Fly Jinx and Fly Tox aerosol insect bomb With few exceptions DDT use has been banned in the U S since 1972 PHOTO FINISH By Heather Gooch Editor Phil Allegretti Insecticide Historian For more than 35 years retired pest management professional PMP Phil Allegretti has been amassing an unusual collection He has dozens of cans bottles dusters and other paraphernalia of pesticides past It started in 1980 in Bonners Ferry Idaho when Allegretti then president of Panhandle Pest Control in nearby Naples encountered a 1950s can of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DDT in the attic of a theater account The colorful can became the first of many in a collection that he ended up donating to the Chemical Heritage Foundation in 2014 for its museums permanent collection He has since started his collection anew to both the consternation and amusement of his family 156 October 2016 Pest Management Professional mypmp net photos phIL ALLEGREttI Gulf Shell and Standard Oil might be more recognizable to us today as automotive gas and service station brands but they were once in the insecticide industry too From left are 1068 Cenol Tensite Residual Spray for Crawling Insects Cenol Bed Bug Destroyer Stainless non explosive harmless non poisonous when used as directed Raid Insect Spray Not for use on plants and Gulf TRAK Moth Spray with 6 percent DDT Cenol lives on today as CTX Cenol although its insecticide lineup has obviously changed with the times Here is a vintage Cenol Moth Proof can and hand pump bug sprayer a standard piece of equipment before PMP Hall of Famer Bill Brehm and George Gilmore invented the B G sprayer in 1947 while students at Purdue University Paradichlorobenzene was registered in 1942 and continues to be used in some mothball products as a moth control alternative to naphthalene Clockwise from left are the Expellometer the Frostee vaporizer from the Frank J Corran Co two more paradichlorobenzene canisters red and purple from the Mabex Co Enoz and No Moth from Reefer Galler MORE ONLINE PMP rounds up vintage industry advertisements containers and more at PMPPestTalk net If youve got photos from your collection youd like to share please send an email to pmpeditor@ northcoastmedia net From left are Cenol Rat Killer Black Flag Powder for roaches ants and bed bugs Bee Brand Insect Powder and Apex 100 percent paradichlorobenzene crystals to kill moths
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