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The Globol insecticide was launched in Germany in 1928 and subsequently became a product of the Jeyes Group. It contained the organophosphate Dichlorvos (DDVP), which has been investigated in the USA and the UK for possible carcinogenic effects. This poster advertising Hexo Globol mentions its "long lasting effects through a modern combination of respiratory, digestive and contact poisons". The words Hexo Globol are in shocking pink on a black ground to represent its effect on insects

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 29.6 x 84 cm

A spray can of Hexo Globol insecticide in use against pests. Colour lithograph, 1954.

Research in the development of cyanogas calcium cyanide.

Technical report series (World Health Organization)

Technical report series

Expert Committee on Insecticides : sixth report.

Tin or bottle label printed in brown ink on white paper. Divided into 3 sections by triple line rules, surrounded by a double line border. The name of the product is in the upper section, with a floral device in every corner, the directions for use are in the middle section and the bottom section is blank - probably for a supplier / shop stamp.

Veterinary medical ephemera. Veterinary drugs (general). Box 1

Fly and maggot oil : poison : a most effective preparation.

1 folded sheet (8 pages) : illustrations (color) ; 21 cm

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Use of Thai herbs for insect control / by Somtawin Nilvilai and Sirichai Wangchareontrakul.

Insecticide resistance and vector control : eighth report of the Expert Committee on Insecticides.

Annales cryptogamici et phytopathologici

A catalogue of insecticides and fungicides / compiled by Donald E. H. Frear.

Public Health Service publication

Clinical handbook on economic poisons : emergency information for treating poisoning / Wayland J. Hayes.

Various insect pests are described and the damage they can cause to stored foodstuffs is demonstrated. The work of the Cooper Technical Bureau in developing and testing insecticides to prevent infestation of foodstuffs and its packaging is shown, as well as the use of these products in Europe and the Third World. The main insecticide discussed is Pybuthrin, manufactured by Cooper, McDougall and Robertson Ltd.

1 encoded moving image (17.37 min.) : sound, color

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A spray can of Hexo Globol insecticide in use against pests. Colour lithograph, 1954.

Research in the development of cyanogas calcium cyanide.

Expert Committee on Insecticides : sixth report.

Fly and maggot oil : poison : a most effective preparation.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Use of Thai herbs for insect control / by Somtawin Nilvilai and Sirichai Wangchareontrakul.

Insecticide resistance and vector control : eighth report of the Expert Committee on Insecticides.

A catalogue of insecticides and fungicides / compiled by Donald E. H. Frear.

Clinical handbook on economic poisons : emergency information for treating poisoning / Wayland J. Hayes.

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A spray can of Hexo Globol insecticide in use against pests. Colour lithograph, 1954.

Research in the development of cyanogas calcium cyanide.

Expert Committee on Insecticides : sixth report.

Fly and maggot oil : poison : a most effective preparation.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Use of Thai herbs for insect control / by Somtawin Nilvilai and Sirichai Wangchareontrakul.

Insecticide resistance and vector control : eighth report of the Expert Committee on Insecticides.

A catalogue of insecticides and fungicides / compiled by Donald E. H. Frear.

Clinical handbook on economic poisons : emergency information for treating poisoning / Wayland J. Hayes.

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