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Protection. Naturally
Discovered at an abandoned rum distillery in the Caribbean, the soil dwelling bacteria Saccharopolyspora spinosa was then fermented and produced into a range of Spinosad products, including the biological insecticide Entrust SC Naturalyte.
Supporting growers for over a decade, Entrust continues to find favour as support for sustainable production grows and demand for biopesticides derived from natural materials increases.
Award-winning ingredient and BioGro certified credentials
Spinosad received the 1999 Presidential Green Chemistry Award, an accolade presented by the US Environmental Protection Agency which recognises technologies that incorporate green technology into their design, manufacture and use. Entrust’s credentials have also been ratified by New Zealand Food Safety’s Official Organic Export Programme with BioGro status, allowing it to be used in the protection of certified
| Entrust’s unique mode of action makes it ideal for integrated pest management systems organically-grown crops. This coveted seal-of-approval is vital for exports to the United Kingdom, European Union, United States of America and Japan. While Entrust is highly-effective against a wide range of key pests (including a number which are resistant to conventional insecticides), its unique mode of action is safe to many beneficial insects. This makes it a great fit for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems, and ideal for growers looking to produce high-quality, pestfree, organically-certified crops with nil (or very low) residues at harvest.
Proven, industry leading insect control
All growers have to contend with destructive pests such as leafroller caterpillar, codling moth, white butterfly, thrips, pear slugs, cherry slugs and diamondback moth. These pests create holes in the leaves or fruit of crops, reducing yields significantly or making the produce unsaleable. To counter these voracious visitors, organic growers need a powerful pest control product that: •
Is suitable across a wide range of fruit, vine, vegetable and forage crops
Controls insects on both sides of the leaves
Contains natural ingredients and uses green technology Is safe to humans as well as other animals, organisms and groundwater Can be used as part of a certified organic crop programme Can be exported as such to key markets.
Entrust, from Corteva ™ Agriscience, does all that as well as acting quickly, says Product Manager Glen Surgenor “It works by both contact and ingestion so exposed insects cease to feed almost immediately and die soon after, with translaminar activity controlling insects on the underside of leaves.” While crop monitoring is important and application timing will vary between crops, most users would normally coincide treatment with eggs hatching or when pest thresholds are reached.
For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local store.
Article supplied by Corteva.
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