Exosect, un proveedor líder de control de plagas de insectos con conciencia ambiental, continúa expandiéndose en el mercado mundial de control de plagas con el anuncio de que Sci-Protek, con sede en California, EE. UU., Ha sido designado para manejar la distribución de Exosex CM y el segundo producto de Exosex. gama, Exosex OFM, en los EE. UU.
“Sci-Protek is a California-based research and technology company that specializes in soft pest control alternatives and integrated pest management,” explains Exosect’s Managing Director, Martin Brown. “Sci-Protek has trialled both Exosex CM for Codling moth and Exosex OFM for Oriental Fruit moth on conventional and organic sites over the last two years in major growing areas with key universities and growers. They are now in a position to formally launch the products for the 2007 growing season which they will manage via key regional and national distributors.”
El sistema Exosex CM ya está ayudando a los productores a reducir la cantidad de aerosoles que usan en huertos en el Reino Unido, Sudáfrica y Nueva Zelanda, según el comunicado. Los productores estadounidenses serán los primeros en poder utilizar el segundo de la gama de productos Exosex, Exosex OFM (Oriental Fruit Moth).
The Exosex product range is an environmentally-friendly method of pest control. It uses a synthetic female sexual pheromone to attract males into a dispenser where electrostatic Entostat powder, combined with the pheromone, is stored. The powder adheres to the males and a state of ‘auto-confusion’ results — their sensors are overwhelmed, they cannot detect females, they act as a false sexual lure for other males, and the mating cycle breaks down. Exosex CM and Exosex OFM require only 10 dispensers per acre.