REQUIEM™ to provide sucking pest control in broad range of high-value crops
DAVIS, Calif. (June 4, 2009) – AgraQuest Inc., a leading provider of highly effective fungicides and insecticides that enhance crop productivity in agriculture, today announced that it has received registration from theCalifornia Department of Pesticide Regulation for its new insecticide REQUIEM™.
REQUIEM insecticide, which has demonstrated control of whiteflies, aphids, mites, thrips and other pests in more than 600 trials and grower demos, is registered for use on a wide variety of high-value fruit and vegetable crops including tomatoes, peppers, tree fruits and nuts, brassica, bulb vegetables, grapes, cucurbits, select leafy vegetables and others.While effectively controlling target pests, REQUIEM insecticide has minimal to no impact on beneficial insects.
“Securing registration for REQUIEM in California has been a top priority for AgraQuest since receiving US-EPA approval in December,” said Sarah Reiter, Director of Global Marketing for AgraQuest.“REQUIEM is highly effective for control of target pests, both as a tank-mix application or in a rotational program.REQUIEM will provide California growers added value in their IPM programs by being exempt from residue tolerances, controlling all lifecycle stages of target pests, and managing resistance through multiple modes of action.”
In addition to efficacy in controlling target pests, REQUIEM offers growers maximum flexibility in use.REQUIEM insecticide holds a short, four-hour restricted entry interval and zero-day pre-harvest interval giving growers absolute control in timing their applications.Additionally, being exempt from tolerances, REQUIEM allows growers to use it without worrying about residue levels on their crops, including fruits and vegetables produced for export to foreign markets.
REQUIEM, which was first introduced into the Florida fruit and vegetable markets in January of this year, REQUIEM is available for use immediately in California.
About AgraQuest Inc.
AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing highly effective pest management products for agricultural, institutional and home markets. As a leader in the low chem sector, AgraQuest works to provide growers with solutions that offer best in class control while reducing the chemical load on the environment.AgraQuest’s global portfolio of products – recognized as safe to beneficials, workers, and the environment – include SERENADE®, SERENADE® Garden, RHAPSODY®, SONATA® and BALLAD® fungicides and BARITONE® and REQUIEM™insecticides.AgraQuest has received several environmental awards including the Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the U.S. EPA for the discovery and commercialization of SERENADE.For more information visit www.agraquest.com.