MANA Launches New Voxien Insecticide
22 October 2013 
MANA has introduced Voxien, its EC formulation technology that has been under development for more than seven years and available in limited pilot products for two years. According to the company, products formulated with Voxien technology – ABBA Ultra, Vulcan and Paradigm insecticides – underwent an extensive field-testing program against similar SC products and older EC formulations.
The brands containing Voxien technology have been available in targeted geographies and limited quantities for a couple of years.
MANA says Voxien sets a new standard in formulation technology by encompassing grower- and consumer-friendly benefits, including lower product emissions and improved handler safety features such as lower odor, fewer personal protective equipment requirements and/or reduced EPA-designated signal words. ABBA Ultra, Vulcan and Paradigm are EPA-approved and comply with emissions potential standards set by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Each delivers improved handling characteristics and performs as well or better than the market standard for the same active ingredient.
Products formulated with Voxien technology
ABBA Ultra minimizes environmental concerns by reducing impact on air quality, and it has twice the active ingredient concentration of standard formulations, so applicators simply use half of the typical rate. With less formulated product required per acre, there are fewer containers and less material to store and manage. ABBA Ultra is labeled for use on tree nuts, grapes, citrus, pome fruit, cotton, strawberries and other specialty crops, and it delivers superior control of mites and insects with solid benefits in crop safety. It offers significant reductions in PPE restrictions, which is a plus for applicators.
Vulcan is the first concentrated EC chlorpyrifos formulation of its kind. It provides excellent speed of insect knockdown at the same high levels of control found in the market standard. The reduced odor of Vulcan improves handling and convenience compared to previous EC-based chlorpyrifos delivery platforms. Labeled for use on corn, soybeans, wheat, pome fruit, tree nuts, grapes, citrus, vegetables and other crops, Vulcan maintains its fuming action to enhance efficacy.
Paradigm has an advanced formulation for fast-acting insect control at performance levels equal to conventional lambda-cyhalothrin products. It has exceptionally low odor and favorable PPE requirements, which improve worker handling, convenience and safety. Paradigm is labeled for broad-spectrum insect control in corn, soybeans and other crops, and it has a reduced signal word of Caution, setting the bar higher than similar insecticides with more restrictive signal words.
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