October 19, 2009
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, October 19, 2009 – BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals today announced it will end its marketing agreement with OHP and return Pylon® insecticide/miticide to its ornamentals product portfolio. Pylon, which contains the active ingredient chlorfenapyr, and is the first product in the pyrrole class of chemistry, has been an industry-leading miticide over the last seven years that is also known for outstanding control of thrips.
Pylon has been labeled for use to control insects and mites on greenhouse ornamentals and fruiting vegetables and offers up to 28 days of control of mites, thrips, caterpillars, fungus gnats and foliar nematodes. Pylon will be offered by BASF starting November 1, 2009 and the company is working to expand the label for control of additional pests.
“The addition of Pylon further enhances the BASF insecticide offering and significantly builds on an ornamentals business that was formally launched just three years ago,” said Dr. Toni Bucci, Business Manager, BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals. “With efficacious products like Pylon, Pageant™ fungicide, and FreeHand™ 1.75G herbicide, BASF enables growers to better control pests and help increase profits.”
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With sales of € 3.4 billion in 2008, BASF’s Crop Protection division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to the farming industry providing well-established and
innovative fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality. Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control, turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry. BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing world population. Further information can be found on the web at www.agro.basf.com.
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