DuPont Professional Products Partners with Dr. Patricia Vittum to Present a New Seminar
on Turf Insecticide Modes of Action and Resistance Management at GCSAA 2008

Industry’s First In-depth Seminar for Superintendents on Insecticide Modes of Action and Strategies for Managing Resistance to Insecticides

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 3, 2007 – DuPont Professional Products has partnered with Dr. Patricia Vittum of the University of Massachusetts to present the industry’s first comprehensive seminar on insecticide modes of action and resistance management at the 2008 GCSAA Education Conference, the company announced today.  On Jan. 29 at 8:00 a.m. at the Orlando conference Dr. Chuck Silcox, global product development manager for DuPont Professional Products, and Dr. Vittum will provided a half-day seminar.  The seminar will help golf course superintendents understand the modes of action of the most common turf insecticides and to understand how insects develop resistance to insecticides.  Superintendents will leave this seminar with the ability to develop strategies that are most suitable for their course in minimizing the likelihood of resistance development.

Dr. Vittum and Dr. Silcox will review the primary insect physiological systems that are targeted with insecticides and will explain the modes of action of the most commonly used turfgrass insecticides.  They will also provide an overview of the major types of resistance and the key factors that influence resistance development.  Dr. Vittum and Dr. Silcox will conclude their presentation with case studies on several key insects that have demonstrated resistance including annual bluegrass weevil, chinch bug and white grubs.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., DuPont Professional Products brings the company’s tradition of science, innovation and safety to the pest and green industries.  DuPont Professional Products’ global portfolio includes the DuPont™ Advion® insecticide family of high-performing products, DuPont™ Provaunt™ insecticide for outstanding caterpillar control and DuPont™ TranXit® herbicide for transition management.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company.  Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

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12/3/07

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