IPM in the Field
Biopesticides: Promising Products
GENERAL DISCUSSION
ABOVE GROUND INSECTS
BELOW GROUND INSECTS
MOSQUITOS and VECTORS of HUMAN DISEASE
- Laginex:
Information on a new biopesticide to control mosquitos and lower risks
from public health programs, especially those overseas that are still dependent on DDT.
PLANT DISEASES
- AQ10 Biofungicide: New options for the control of
powdery mildew in grapes. Helps reduce reliance on higher risk fungicides and delay resistance.
- EPA registers Azoxystrobin, or Heritage Fungicide on April 2, 1997 -- the first biofungicide in a wholly new family.
This Zeneca product is registered for turf disease management. The EPA Fact Sheet
provides a summary of properties of this biofungicide, as well as toxicity data. The agency has under review petitions
that would establish tolerances on many food crops.
WEEDS