Bayer CropScience Debuts New Fungicide/Bactericide
24 October 2013 
During the 39th annual California Association of Pest Control Advisors Conference, Bayer CropScience introduced Serenade Optimum fungicide and bactericide, its newest innovation for horticulture growers. Serenade Optimum is used to fight fungal and bacterial diseases while battling resistance.
Serenade Optimum has a four-hour re-entry internal, a zero-day pre-harvest interval, and is exempt from the requirements of residue tolerance. It is part of a collection of biological fungicides and insecticides from Bayer CropScience.
According to Bayer, this product is available for use on grapes, leafy and fruiting vegetables, strawberries and potatoes, and is highly effective against fungal diseases, such as Botrytis and Sclerotinia, and bacterial diseases, such as Xanthomonas and Erwinia.
“As a global market leader in crop protection, we continuously invest in innovations for new technologies that improve the health, quality and yield of horticulture crops,” said Rob Schrick, strategic business management lead – Horticulture, Bayer CropScience.
Based on a unique patented strain of Bacillus subtilis (QST 713), Bayer says Serenade Optimum works in multiple ways to provide effective contact control or suppression of problematic fungal and bacterial diseases. The fungicide’s novel, multi-site mode-of-action makes it very difficult for diseases to develop resistance.
To learn more about Serenade Optimum, visit www.bayercropscience.us/products/fungicides/serenade-optimum.
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