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Itronics Reports Three More States Register GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent; Environmentally Green Product
| Source: Itronics Inc.
RENO, NV--(Marketwire - October 7, 2008) - Itronics Inc. (OTCBB : ITRO ) (FRANKFURT : ITG )
(BERLIN : ITG ) today reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Itronics
Metallurgical, Inc., has received GOLD'n GRO Guardian registration in three
more states, Alabama, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, bringing the number of
states in which GOLD'n GRO Guardian is registered to ten. Registration is
pending in New York.
Itronics Metallurgical received an amended GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer
Repellent label which provides for use in a spray tank mix with GOLD'n GRO
8-8-8+4% S liquid fertilizer. When the GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent
is used with GOLD'n GRO fertilizer in a spray tank mix, the treatment
fertilizes the plants and becomes systemic, meaning the repelling
characteristics are absorbed into the treated plants and will not wash off
in rain. In experimental treatments, the repelling characteristics lasted
up to 3 months and in late fall test applications, the treatment lasted
during the winter. The amended label makes it possible for GOLD'n GRO
Guardian customers to receive the dual benefit of fertilization and
systemic deer repellency.
Several shipments of one-gallon spray kits have been made to qualified
Landscape Maintenance businesses that are licensed for spraying pesticides
in states where GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent is registered. Reports
from trials underway indicate the spray applications work well. In one
trial the leaves of sprayed and unsprayed trees were tested about two weeks
after application and the leaves of the sprayed trees were appropriately
bitter. In another trial the customer reported satisfaction with the first
application and is purchasing more spray kits. In a third trial, the
customer reported no evidence of deer damage in the third week after
application and has ordered more spray kits to expand its evaluation and
testing program.
In one field trial the customer was able to measure the area covered
compared to the label recommendation, which is to "spray the plants to wet
the leaves, but not to run off." After some practice, the spray covered
about three times the area stated on the label. About two weeks after the
application the leaves of sprayed plants were suitably bitter and
distasteful to humans. No deer damage was noted, but the trial plots need
to be observed for two to three months to complete the evaluation. If test
results prove out, the effectiveness of GOLD'n GRO Guardian will be several
times greater than the leading deer repellent.
Itronics Metallurgical also announced it is offering a 20-gallon spray kit
as well as a one-gallon spray kit. The current focus of sales development
is to establish relationships with Landscape Maintenance companies that
have licensed spray application capabilities and experience, and are in
those states in which the GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent is registered.
These companies will be able to quickly get customer applications started
once they have evaluated the GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent. Itronics
Metallurgical has now completed registration of GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer
Repellent in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Alabama, Delaware, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The
northeastern states are where the problem of deer damage in suburban areas
is most severe.
"Itronics' on-going growth is a result of years of research and development
that has made its innovative vertically integrated photochemical recycling
technology that completely converts the waste stream to pure silver, and
its high quality GOLD'n GRO brand of environmentally compatible fertilizers
a success. GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent is a direct extension of the
GOLD'n GRO technology and opens up a large new, rapidly growing, market
segment for the Company," said Dr. John Whitney, President.
About Itronics
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a "Creative Clean
Technology" company. Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics
Metallurgical, Inc., is the only company with a fully permitted "Beneficial
Use Photochemical, Silver, and Water Recycling" plant in the United States
that converts used photoliquids into pure silver and GOLD'n GRO liquid
fertilizers. The Company also provides environmentally compatible mining
technology development, project planning, and technical services to the
gold mining industry and operates the popular InsideMetals.com web site,
http://www.insidemetals.com which provides a value-added WORLD VIEW of Gold
Producer Stocks, Mineral Producer Stocks, Junior Gold Stocks, and Junior
Mineral Stocks. Itronics has received numerous domestic and international
awards that recognize its ability to successfully create and implement new
environmentally clean recycling and fertilizer technologies.
The Company's environmentally friendly GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers, which
are extensively used in agriculture, can be used for lawns and
houseplants, and are available, along with liquid fertilizer injectors, at
the Company's "e-store" catalog at http://goldngro.com. The popular Silver
Nevada Miner bars are available at the Company's "e-store" catalog at
http://www.itromet.com.
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