Certis USA and Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. LTD of Tokyo, Japan, today announce the global launch of a new generation of bacterial biofungicides based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747 (Ba D747). Kumiai scientists discovered and patented the Ba D747 strain, the active ingredient used in Kumiai’s Ecoshot® product in Japan. In 2010, Kumiai licensed the Ba D747 strain to Certis USA for global development.
Certis USA announces its introduction of a high potency codling moth virus that will be commercially available to apple and pear growers in select states this season. CYD-X® HP bioinsecticide contains the most potent occlusion bodies (OBs) selected from a naturally occurring virus (Cydia pomonella granulovirus or CpGV) that infects and kills larvae of the codling moth.
Larvae only need to ingest one or two OBs to cause a lethal infection. A single ounce of CYD-X HP contains nearly one trillion OBs. As a result, CYD-X HP can be used at ultra low rates — as low as 0.5 ounces per acre — making it a highly cost-effective control product. CYD-X HP provides growers with an economical alternative for managing resistance and residues. Because it is tank-mix compatible with most other insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers, no additional orchard applications are required. CYD-X HP will be packaged in an easy-to-use 6-ounce bottle with a window-strip calibrator for measuring the correct dose.
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Certis USA has entered into a global license agreement with Montana State University-Bozeman and Montana BioAgriculture Inc. of Missoula, MT to develop and commercialize new plant disease control technologies based on Bacillus mycoides isolate BmJ.
Click here to read more...Certis USA achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification for the Certis USA Fermentation Manufacturing Facility in Wasco, CA. The certification is the most widely accepted international standard for quality management systems. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world's largest developer/publisher of international standards, grants certification to businesses that adhere to standards that ensure continual performance improvement in pursuit of meeting regulatory requirements, customer requirements and customer satisfaction. The ISO certificate recognizes that Certis USA has achieved a level of operational excellence in quality management in the production of biopesticides at the Wasco facility.
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Most commercial organic growers will tell you their greatest need and toughest-to-find tool is a herbicide. With the introduction of Final-San™-O herbicidal concentrate, Certis USA fills the gap with a broad-spectrum weed control product that is NOP (National Organic Production) approved. While Final-San-O can also be used to treat broadleaf and grass weeds on conventionally grown acres, the product will be a boon to organic growers who have had to abandon crops to weeds or resort to expensive hand hoeing.
Click here to read more...The biopesticide company Certis USA selects Engage Agro of Guelph, Ontario to distribute CYD-X® insecticidal virus in Canada. CYD-X is used by conventional and organic growers to control codling moth, the number one pest of apples and pears worldwide. It is the first Certis USA product to be registered for use in Canada.
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The Certis USA Fermentation Manufacturing Facility in Wasco, CA started implementing an ambitious energy efficiency initiative two years ago. This effort has led to an award by Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). SoCalGas recently granted Certis USA with the SoCalGa280s Energy Efficiency Excellence Award and several rebates in recognition of the company's energy efficiency investments in boiler replacement, energy recovery, and insulation improvement.
Click here to read more...Carmel, IN – SePRO Corporation is proud to announce that it will introduce new Preferal Biological Insecticide to the U.S. commercial greenhouse, nursery and landscape markets. Preferal is a biological insecticide containing blastospores of a naturally-occurring strain of the fungus Isaria fumosoroseus which has demonstrated very good control of whitefly, aphid, thrips and spider mites. Dr. Lance S. Osborne, with the University of Florida, isolated Isaria fumosoroseus. Certis USA, which licensed the technology from the University of Florida, has entered into a marketing and supply agreement with SePRO to market and further develop Isaria fumosoroseus in the U.S. greenhouse, nursery, landscape and turf markets.
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