Prominent Pukekohe growers Bernie I jm arid Ming Shack 1 talk about their reasons for choosing Ambush. Tim Tiqq / modes of action of Ambush and also Dell lie Dll 11 lido the special anti-feeding mechanism been using Ambush ever few"VS w ? which actuall y the moths from Cinr A it wk trialled qnmp SffllZL Jlr landin S on 016 P lant They 03111 lay Since It W3.S inaneu some y eggs and they can’t eat, so they starve, years ago on his 150 acre This is what makes Ambush different i 1 , from the ordinary stomach poison market garden. insecticides. 99 Ming Shack of J.T. Shack and Sons be- >3 gan using Ambush re- A j cently for its quick knockdown properties. . / J • have a white butterfly or diamond Hl back moth problem I like to get on to V Smell® that P roblem without waiting 8 hours ’ifer — — or whatever. Ambush gives me that \ Bernie: fast knockdown. 9 9 ? Ahe first thing that struck me —or rather didn’t strike me -sp ® — about Ambush was the smell. 7--; ~ There wasn’t any, unlike the previous J y © -g 1(010 -a I I’f'VT insecticide I was using which smelt ©COHSOMIICS-io J® horrible. 99 — — Min 9: “T inO; “T * Ahe good thing with JL he public knows how Ambush is there’s no wasted to pick a number one tomato or cauli chemical. That’s why it’s the most these days, so we’ve got to maintain ; JSSSSi cost-effective on the market. The . that quality or else. Ambush bowls measuring cap and small bottle over just about anything you care to w makes it easy to use the right amount. use it on, yet it’s safe to use and costIt works out at only 2 capfuls per effective. Also, I find I can mix it with hectare> 99 quite a few other chemicals. 9 9 No holes —-ici p— t — in leaves. Ambush M r. n • For comrol of caterpillars in vegetable -ML VS-O Her me: (.(.'W brassicas, field tomatoes, swcetcom/maize. jWVM ,, © ® 3 beans, potatoes and forage brassicas. Ming: I h A noticed that my USD -. k Ahe withholding cabbages were looking a lot cleaner — period is very short so I can cut a few after spraying with Ambush. I found ICI House,Motesworth Street,V\feHington,N.Z. days after spraying. The thing is if I out that was because of the special. -Ambush- poison. Kccpom.or reach or chndnn. § best 1 W ’ FOR] | money! BtK'iC. ; t. WITH COPPER, I I' • : I ®' ft COBALT, ZINC I j® ft-jlk* L.. ■ CONTROLS 1 I; 71IM ROUNDWORM, I ir— 11 Ilungworm&J I " WORM EGGS/ E ' ' ifs’- z-_ • - ft- k U cenS ? V.
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