Shell No-Pest Strip (featuring Darrell & Glenn)

From the late 1960s through the 1970s, the Shell No-Pest Strip, a solid insecticide in a cardboard box made to look decorative, intended to be hung from ceilings or light fixtures and marketed by the chemical division of Shell Oil Company, was heavily advertised on television and was frequently found in homes and public places such as restaurants and stores. It eventually had to be taken off the market in the US (but not in other countries such as Mexico) because the chemical it contained, Dichlorvos phosphate (DDVP) was found to be hazardous to people as well as flying insects, and harmful to the environment when disposed in landfills.

By the end of the 1970s, Shell washed its hands of the product in the US, selling it to chemical company Texize, which marketed it for a time before its withdrawal.

"Darrell and Glenn" figures used to illustrate this came from a 1973 ad for a mail order hair tonic and the product illustration came from an old newspaper ad. More Darrell and Glenn can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/studioz7/53889428066/in/dateposted-...

Taken on: June 30, 2024

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