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

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It is 40% nicotine concentrate.

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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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Nicotine really is a great natural pesticide.

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jordanlund@lemmy.world
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It’s why plants evolved it.

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Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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At 40%, it’ll definitely kill all your pests, including the bigger ones like your neighbors.

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Hikermick@lemmy.world
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The tough part is to get the bugs to start smoking

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nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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Is that why tobacco plants produce nicotine in the first place?

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

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