Columbia, Maryland
December 3, 2008
The biopesticide company Certis
USA has been granted the marketing and distribution rights to
sell MeloCon® bionematicide in the United States by its
manufacturer Prophyta GmbH, Germany. MeloCon contains spores of
the naturally occurring fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus and
controls several species of nematodes in vegetable, fruit and
tuber crops where currently available nematicide options are
being restricted or phased out. MeloCon will be available in
early January 2009. California registration is pending. The
Certis USA sales team has completed its MeloCon product and
nematode training and is now making similar workshops available
to its customers.
Prophyta is a pioneer in the development of biological control
organisms that are used worldwide in both conventional and
organic farming. The company discovered that the PL 251 strain
of the Peacilomyces species (MeloCon) is strongly parasitic to
all stages of development of common plant-infecting nematodes,
in particular the eggs. It is especially effective in
controlling cyst, lance, citrus, reniform and root-knot
nematodes. It is estimated that the root-knot species, alone, is
responsible for 5 percent of all crop losses worldwide.
Certis USA is also a manufacturer of biopesticides. Its products
include neem-based biocontrols, insecticidal viruses and
Bacillus thuringiensis insecticides. The Certis product
SoilGard® microbial fungicide has potential as a companion
product with MeloCon. The soil-applied microbial fungicide
contains Gliocladium virens GL-21 and controls root rot
diseases, including Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium. Certis
USA also distributes third-party products that fit its expertise
in biopesticides and high-value crop production.
Headquartered in Columbia, MD,
Certis USA is a leading
manufacturer and distributor of biopesticides and crop
protection products for specialty agricultural and horticultural
markets. Certis USA product brands include: Agree®, Crymax®,
Deliver® and Javelin® Bt bioinsecticides; Azatin®, Neemazad® and
Neemix® botanical insect growth regulators; Trilogy® botanical
fungicide/miticide; CYD-X® codling moth virus; Gemstar® corn
earworm virus; Spod-X® beet armyworm virus; SoilGard® microbial
fungicide; MeloCon® bionematicide; and Basamid® granular soil
fumigant. |
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