Butte, Montana and Victor, New York
February 1, 2006
Laverlam International
Corp. announced today that
BioWorks Inc.
will be the exclusive distributor of BotaniGard® in the United
States.
BotaniGard, based on the beneficial fungus Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA, controls a wide range of adults and larval stages of
insects including whiteflies, thrips, and aphids. BotaniGard has
a 4 hour REI, no preharvest
interval, is exempt from residue tolerances and makes an ideal
resistance management tool since there is no
development of resistance due to its complex mode of action.
BotaniGard is also compatible with and can be tankmixed with
virtually all insecticides as well as some fungicides.
Production of BotaniGard will continue to occur in the world's
largest state-of-the-art facility for the production of
entomopathogenic fungi located in Butte, Montana, recently
acquired by Laverlam International from Emerald Bioagriculture
(formerly Mycotech Corp). This 24,000 square foot plant will
continue to produce Beauveriabased
products, including BotaniGard, and develop new mycoinsectides
for world agriculture markets.
BioWorks, Inc., a privately held company, provides
environmentally responsible, safe and cost-effective solutions
to the horticulture industry. |
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