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GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent, Unique Product to Attack Multi-Billion Dollar Problem, Available in Four New States
| Source: Itronics Inc.
RENO, NV--(Marketwire - August 7, 2008) - Itronics Inc. (OTCBB : ITRO ) (FRANKFURT : ITG )
(BERLIN : ITG ) today reported that registration has been successful in
Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland for Itronics
Metallurgical, Inc. GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent, a unique product
that repels the animals while fertilizing plants simultaneously. Itronics
previously announced registration in Nevada, Utah and Rhode Island.
GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent is registered for use on non-food crops,
landscape plants, and non-bearing trees and vines. GOLD'n GRO Guardian is
a systemic product and the treatment lasts up to three months. It protects
the plants without harming the deer. Sales can only be made in those
states where the product is registered.
"A recent report on ABC News, available at Yahoo at
http://www.yahoo.com/s/926193, details the multi-billion dollar damage,
including suburban landscapes, Lyme disease spread by deer ticks, and more
than a million traffic accidents annually, caused by 30 million deer
throughout the U.S.," said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. Itronics
Metallurgical is planning to sell GOLD'n GRO Guardian Deer Repellent to
Landscape Maintenance businesses that have licensed pesticide spray
divisions and to other business that are licensed for spraying pesticides.
Sales will also be made to plant and tree nurseries.
About Itronics
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a "Creative Environmental
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 can convert 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, that 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 compatible recycling and fertilizer technologies.
The Company's environmentally friendly GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers 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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