Study: Bio Huma Netics Product Controls Potato Aphids
24 January 2014 
Potato Aphids in 1.75” CPVC Cartridge
Potato Aphids in Post-Treatment Arena
Bio Huma Netics, an Arizona-based maker of liquid fertility and organic plant protection products, said its Huma Gro Proud 3 line outperformed competitors in a control trial on potato aphids.
In a study performed by Snell Scientifics LLC, three test pesticides were directly sprayed onto different groups of 10 potato aphids (Macrosiphumeuphorbiae) per trial. After one hour of exposure, the insects were moved to a clean, contained area. At various time intervals the number of alive, knocked down, and dead insects was recorded. A control trial was also performed.
The test substances were: Control – Untreated, Huma Gro Proud 3, Ortho Max Garden & Landscape Insect Killer and Garden Safe Insecticidal Soap Insect Killer.
Direct spray cartridges were positioned in groups of four replicates for each product treatment type and the control to ensure accurate data collection. Ten insects were transferred to each cartridge and confirmed to be alive and mobile before all treatments. Each treatment was set up 12 inches away from the cartridges. The test products were directly sprayed on the insects using one trigger pull per cartridge. The number of dead, knocked down, and alive insects per cartridge was recorded at 30-min, 1-hr, 2-hr, 4-hr and 24-hr intervals. At one hour, the insects were transferred from the treatment cartridges into clean post-treatment cartridges.
Huma Gro Proud 3 provided the highest mortality, reaching 100% mortality by two hours. By comparison, Ortho Max Garden & Landscape Insect Killer and Garden Safe Insecticidal Soap Insect Killer products reached 44% and 80% within 24 hours after applications, respectively.
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