Ornamental Pest Control Solutions from BioSafe Systems: An...
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Ornamental Pest Control Solutions from BioSafe Systems: An Overview of
Product Line
Presented by:Vijay Kumar Choppakatla
Technical Services Manager, BioSafe Systems
Objective of this presentation is to bring BioSafe Systems plant pest control products to the attention of IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture
group and learn any opportunities for testing on Ornamental pests in the coming year.
Objective
•Established in 1998
•Headquarters in East Hartford, CT
•Plant Pesticide/Sanitizer products for Agriculture, Turf & Ornamental and other markets
•Manufacturing Facilities: IL , NV and GA
•Domestic & International Sales (Canada and Mexico)
•Environmentally Responsible Products
About BioSafe Systems
BioSafe Systems Product Line for Ornamentals
ZeroTol 2.0
•Liquid formulation•EPA Registered Bactericide/Fungicide•Zero-Hour REI•Non-Phytotoxic•Works On Contact
Active IngredientsHydrogen Peroxide…………………………………....................................27.0%
Peroxyacetic Acid…………………………………........................................2.0%
ZeroTol 2.0Bactericide/Fungicide
Application TypeRate
(per application)Application
Interval Application Timing
Foliar Spray 1:100-1:500 strength solution 5-7 daysStart prior to infection when conditions favor
disease dvpmt.
Soil/Media Drench 1:200-1:500 strength solution As necessaryImmediately before/after transplanting and once
every 14 days thereafter
ZeroTol 2.0General Application Program
Management of Foliar Blight of Geranium-2014
University of Florida
Disease: Botrytis Foliar Blight
Host: Geranium ‘Rocky Mountain Red’
ZeroTol 2.0Foliar Blight of Geranium
ZeroTol 2.0Foliar Blight of Geranium
Treatment(s)
1:100 and 1:200 solutions of ZeroTol 2.0
Applications
Total # of Applications: 5; Applied at 7 day interval
ZeroTol 2.0Foliar Blight of Geranium
Control of Bacterial Blight in Chrysanthemum-2011
University of Florida
Disease: Bacterial Blight; Pseudomonas cichorri
Host: Chrysanthemum
ZeroTol 2.0
ZeroTol 2.0Bacterial Blight in Chrysanthemum
Treatment(s)
1.0% v/v ZeroTol 2.0
Applications
Total # of Applications: 1 (applied right after inoculation)Spray until thorough coverage of plant parts
ZeroTol 2.0Bacterial Blight in Chrysanthemum
• Test new product rate of ZeroTol 2.0 (1:50 (2.56 fl.oz per Gallon of water) for efficacy on Foliar Bacterial and Fungal diseases in Ornamentals and also phytotoxicity.
-Powdery Mildew-Downy Mildew-Leaf Spots & Anthracnose-Botrytis Blight-Bacterial Pathogens (Erwinia/Xanthomonas/Pseudomonas)
Pythium and Phytophthora Diseases as soil/media drench-1:200 and 1:500 rate
ZeroTol 2.02015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
•EPA Registered as a Bactericide and Fungicide•Not registered in CA (Expected in 2016)•Contact and Systemic mode of action• Zero-Hour REI and PHI• Foliar and soil applications
OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide
Active IngredientsMono- and di-potassium salts of phosphorus acid*....................................27.1%*contains 17.7% phosphorus acid by wt.
Hydrogen Peroxide………………………………….....................................14.0%
*Contains 2.96 pounds/gallon of mono- and di-potassium salts of phosphorous acid, equivalent to 1.93 pounds of phosphorous acid per gallon.
OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide
Application TypeRate
(per application)Application
Interval Application Timing
Foliar Spray/Chemigation
1.3-5.0 Quarts/A (Field Crops)1:100-1:300 (Ornamentals)
7-21 daysStart prior to infection when conditions favor
disease dvpmt.
Pre-Plant Dip 2.5 Quarts/100 Gallons of water
Once for 30 seconds-2.0 Minutes Prior to transplanting
Post-Harvest Spray(Potatoes)
6.4–25.6 fl.oz/ton of Potatoes
Once prior to storage After harvest and prior to storage
Soil Drench 1:500-1:1000 As necessaryImmediately after planting
and once a month thereafter
OxiPhosGeneral Application Program
OxiPhos on Downy Mildew of Impatiens, 2013
Michigan State UniversityCrop: IMPATIENS (Impatiens walleriana ‘Accent White’)
Disease: Downy mildew (Plasmopara obducens)
OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide
OxiPhos-1:256-Soil Drench-2 days prior to inoculation+
OxiPhos-1:125-Foliar Spray-12 hrs prior to inoculation & 7 days after inoculation
OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide
OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide
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Field trial for evaluating OxiPhos to control Downy Mildew of Squash, 2014
University of FloridaCrop: Squash (Cucurbita pepo ‘Enterprise’)
Disease: Downy Mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis )
OxiPhosBroad Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide
OxiPhos-4.0 Quarts/A
6 sprays 7-8 day schedule
(23 April-27 May, 2014)Spray Volume: 100 GPA
OxiPhosDowny Mildew in Squash, 2014
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OxiPhosDowny Mildew in Squash, 2014
OxiPhosDowny Mildew in Squash, 2014
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• Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of OxiPhos @ 0.42 and 1.28 fl.oz per Gallon of water as a foliar spray against following diseases:
-Downy Mildew in Ornamentals-Bacterial Diseases in Ornamentals
• Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of OxiPhos @ 0.256 and 0.128 fl.oz per Gallon of water as a soil/media drench against following diseases:
-Pythium Root Rot and Damping off in Ornamentals-Phytophthora Root Rots/Blights in Ornamentals
OxiPhos 2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
AzaGuardBotanical Insecticide
Active IngredientAzadirachtin………………………………….......................................3.0%
Application TypeRate
(per application)Spray Interval and volume
Outdoor Crops 8.0-21.0 fl.oz/ASpray when pests
first appear. Repeat at 5-7 day
interval as required.
Indoor Crops 8.0-16.0 fl.oz/100 Gallons
Turfgrass 8.0-21.0 fl.oz/A
AzaGuardGeneral Application Program
AzaGuard for Western Flower Thrip Control, 2012Michigan State University
Crop: Marigold; Tagetes patula L. ‘Yellow Bonanza’Insect Pest: Western Flower Thrips; Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)
AzaGuard
AzaGuard
Treatment(s)•16.0 fl. oz. per 100 gallons
Applications•Total # of Applications: 4 (weekly from 06/06/12-06/26/12)
•Spray on foliage to run off
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Control of Citrus Mealybugs in Ornamental Crops, 2014
Kansas State UniversityCrop: Red Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides; Cultivar;
‘Big Red Judy’)Pest: Citrus Mealybug (Planococcus citri)
AzaGuardBotanical Insecticide
Treatment 1: AzaGuard-16.0 fl.oz per 100 gallons-Four weekly applications.
Treatment 2: AzaGuard-16.0 fl.oz per 100 gallons+ 0.25% v/v Crop Oil (32 fl.oz per 100 gallons of water)-Two
applications once every two weeks
AzaGuardCitrus Mealy Bugs, 2014
AzaGuardCitrus Mealy Bugs, 2014
• Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of AzaGuard @ variable rates (0.16 fl.oz, 0.32 and 0.64 fl.oz per Gallon of water) as a foliar spray against following Insect/mite pests:
-Aphids-Whiteflies-Mealybugs-Mites (Spidermites, Eriophyid Mites and Broad Mites)-Coleopteran Insects (Borers & Foliar Feeding Beetles)
AzaGuard2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
GC PRO
•Granular Hydrogen Peroxide formulation•EPA Registered Algaecide (Aka. GreenClean PRO)•Current Primary Use(s)-As an Algaecide on Hard
Surfaces and water treatment
Active Ingredient(s)Sodium Percarbonate*…………………………………....................................85.0%
*Contains 27.0% by weight of Hydrogen Peroxide
GC PROAlgaecide
• Test for new use as a Plant Bactericide & Fungicide for efficacy on Foliar Bacterial and Fungal diseases in Ornamentals and also for phytotoxicity.
• Rates: 0.5 oz and 1.5 oz per Gallon of water as a foliar spray
-Powdery Mildew
-Downy Mildew
-Leaf Spots & Anthracnose
-Bacterial Pathogens (Xanthomonas/Pseudomonas)
GC PRO2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
•EPA Registered as a Soil Bactericide and Fungicide•Registered in CA (As TerraClean)•Approved for use in Organic production systems•Contact kill (No systemic activity)• Zero-Hour REI and PHI• Can be easily applied through drip and other chemigation methods • Designed for use as pre, at and post plant soil applications
TerraClean/TerraClean 5.0Broad Spectrum Soil Bactericide/Fungicide
Active IngredientsHydrogen Peroxide…………………………………....................................27.0%
Peroxyacetic Acid…………………………………........................................5.0%
TerraClean/TerraClean 5.0Soil Bactericide/Fungicide
Application TypeRate
(per application)Application Timing Notes
Drip 1.0-2.0 Gals/A 7 days-1 month interval
Make first application immediately after
transplanting followed additional apps during
growing season
Pre-Plant Dip 1:250 Once for 2 minutes Prior to transplanting
Soil Drench 1:100-1:1000Prior to planting and during crop growing
season
Use 1:100 prior to planting and lower rates (1:500-1:1000) during the crop
growing season
TerraClean/TerraClean 5.0 General Application Program
• Efficacy as a pre-plant soil/media drench of 1.28 fl.oz/Gallon of water & Efficacy/Phytotoxicity of a Post-plant soil/media drench of 0.128 and 0.256 fl.oz/Gallon of water against:
-Pythium and Phytophthora Diseases in Ornamentals
TerraClean 5.02015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
TerraGrow is a powdered cocktail of beneficial microbes (5 Bacillus spp. and 2 Trichoderma spp.) designed for soil application for use in
conjunction with TerraClean 5.0 in food crops, ornamentals and Turf.
A soil amendment product (Not a registered bio-fungicide)
• Test for TerraGrow’s effect on crop vigor and afficacy against Pythium and Phytophthora Root Rot Diseases in Ornamentals as a
soil/media drench in conjunction with TerraClean 5.0
TerraGrow2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
• Non –selective herbicide for Ag., commercial and residential use
• Soap product- A.I. Ammonium Nonanoate- 40.0% (35% Pelargonic Acid)
• Mode of Action: Disrupts plant tissue through cell wall penetration, resulting in cease of plant growth and brown necrosis.
• A Contact spray control or burn downof annual and perennial weeds and Grasses, moss and liver worts.
• Non-volatile and water soluble
• Use method- Vegetative burn down, directed and shielded spray, pre-emergence spray and dormant/post-harvest sprays.
• Broad number of crop and non-crop groups.
• No aquatic applications
• Application Rates- 3.0%-15.0% v/v
• 6.0%-10.0% v/v commonly used
• Spray Volume- 30-125 Gallons per Acre
• 45-75 GPA commonly used
• Rate and spray volume depend on weed species, height, leaf shape and weed density.
Before AXXE Immediately after AXXE Spray (8.0% v/v)
48 hrs after AXXE Spray 24 hrs after AXXE Spray
Broadleaf Weeds
(USDA-ARS, 2011)
Efficacy and crop injury trials as a early post-emergence weed control application in Ornamentals
AXXE 2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)
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