Certis Italy Expands Portfolio
10 June 2008 Several new launches are expanding Certis Italy’s line of integrated pest management (IPM) specialty products, according to the company.
The company has received registration in for a selective biological insecticide, Cyd-X (CpGV) from Certis Europe for use in apples, pears, walnuts, nashy, and quince. It has also launched Indipendent 5 PB (diflubenzuron), a selective insect growth regulator, the first product for the company from Certis Europe shareholder, Chemtura.
Cyd-X controls codling moth, a major pest in apples and pears using a Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV) which infects the larvae of the moth. Suitable for organic and conventional crops and strongly recommended in IPM guidelines, it is highly selective, environmentally friendly, and has no effect on the odor or taste of the harvested crop.
Indipendent 5 PB was launched in March. A selective insect growth regulator, it is effective on a variety of insect pests, predominantly from the families Lepidoptera, Homoptera, and Diptera, and is labelled for use on pome fruits, ornamentals, nursery stock, and forestry. The active ingredient diflubenzuron, a chitin deposition inhibitor, interferes with the growth of certain insects by disrupting the skin production process. It is effective at the larval and egg stages.
Marketing Manager Nicola de Tommaso added, “Certis Italy is already focusing on and developing other new products that will soon be part of our local portfolio. In particular, we expect to introduce an insecticide/acaricide and a wide spectrum disinfectant during the current season."
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