DuPont Registers Two Insect Protection Products

Posted by |30 August 2011

DuPont received two US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registrations for products that will help maximize corn yields, simplify regulatory compliance for growers and help preserve in-plant insect protection technology, according to a company statement.

DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has approval from the U.S. EPA for Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra insect protection products in corn. Optimum AcreMax is a single-bag integrated refuge product that targets only above-ground insects. Both Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra products integrate all of a Corn Belt grower’s refuge needs into a single bag, according to the company.

“Our business approach is to work closely with growers to understand their individual needs and help maximize productivity by placing the right product on each acre,” said Paul E. Schickler, president of Pioneer in a statement. “Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra products further expand our offerings of new insect protection control solutions to benefit U.S. corn growers and deliver on that commitment.”

Optimum AcreMax products integrate 95 percent of a Pioneer brand hybrid containing Herculex I insect protection combined with YieldGard Corn Borer insect protection and 5 percent of a similar non-Bt herbicide tolerant hybrid to serve as the integrated corn borer refuge.

Optimum AcreMax Xtra products integrate 90 percent of a trusted, high-yielding Pioneer brand hybrid containing Herculex XTRA insect protection combined with YieldGard Corn Borer insect protection and 10 percent of a similar non-Bt herbicide tolerant hybrid to serve as the integrated corn borer and corn rootworm refuge, according to DuPont. Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra products offer built-in refuge compliance in the Corn Belt.