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New Turf Label Uses for Azatrol® EC Insecticide
November 1, 2004
Kansas City, Missouri -- PBI/Gordon Corporation, a Kansas City, Missouri
company, has announced the EPA registration of a new label for Atrazol EC Insecticide.
Introduced in 2002, Azatrol is a broad spectrum botanical product for the control
of insects on ornamental shrubs, trees and flowers. The new label also includes
turf use directions for several key golf course pests.
The new label gives more precise use instructions and includes sites not on the
previous label, reports product manager Dave Fearis. “We really felt like
specific turf recommendations needed to be added to the label,” Fearis
said. The old label did not prohibit turf, but it did not provide adequate rates
and application recommendations for turf use. Key turf pests on the new label
include cutworm, armyworm, sod webworm and bermudagrass mites.
Azatrol has multiple modes of action including anti-feedant, insect growth regulator
(IGR) and repellant. For pests on greens, such as cutworm, an Azatrol program
works best as a preventative application made every two weeks from the first
date conditions are favorable for egg hatching.
Azatrol has a CAUTION signal word due to its extremely low toxicity to mammals,
making it an ideal choice for public areas. “It’s also ideal for
combining with other bio-rationales,” says Fearis. It can also be combined
with conventional products as a part of an integrated pest management (IPM) program.
Azadirachtin, the active ingredient in Azatrol has been proven to act in multiple
ways to control insect pests and mites, including anti-feedant, growth regulation,
anti-ovipositioning and repellent action. The growth regulation effect of the
product prevents maturation; the ovi-positioning activity prevents the laying
of eggs on treated plant material. Due to the complex structure of the azadirachtin
molecule and its multiple modes of activity it is virtually impossible for insect
resistance to develop, explains Fearis.
Azadirachtin has been studied for many years as an alternative to synthetic insecticide
products. Until the development of a unique extraction process, by E.I.D. Parry,
Ltd. (India), PBI/Gordon did not feel that azadirachtin was viable as a professional
management product. PBI/Gordon’s Azatrol is the only professional turf
and ornamental insecticide product containing azadirachtin technical from E.I.D.
Parry (India) Ltd. Although other azadirachtin formulations are available, Azatrol
EC Insecticide is a superior low-odor formulation. Azadirachtin is extracted
from neem seed but the Azatrol formulation contains no neem oil. “If you’ve
tried a neem product, or azadirachtin formulations containing neem oil,” Fearis
says, “you’re in for a surprise when you try Azatrol.” Additionally,
since Azatrol contains practically no impurities, the rate for control is lower,
making use more economical. “Azatrol’s higher purity and formulation
technology provides consistent performance,” explained Fearis.
Recommendations have also been added for drench, injection and chemigation applications.
Two additional classes of insects have also been added. The new label is on the
PBI/Gordon web site and can be accessed at pbigordon.com/azatrol.
For literature concerning the benefits of Azatrol, including a colorful insect
ID chart, call 800-821-7925.
Press Contacts
Mary Ellen Scheib
Marketing Specialist
(816) 460-6216
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