DuPont Professional Products Introduces Advion® Mole Cricket Bait
Advion® offers fast, effective control of late-stage nymphs and adults.
WILMINGTON, Del., July 27, 2006 – Mole crickets and other turf pests have met their match with DuPont™ Advion® mole cricket bait, DuPont Professional Products’ newest addition to the Advion® family of products.
Advion® mole cricket bait is a high-performing product targeting difficult-to-control, late-stage nymphs and adults, including egg-laying females. The bait features the new active ingredient indoxacarb, powered by the MetaActive™ compound. MetaActive™ is the converted, more powerful form of indoxacarb resulting from metabolic activation within the insect.
“No other product is as quick and effective against these hard-to-control life stages,” said Dr. Chuck Silcox, global product development, DuPont Professional Products. “New Advion® mole cricket bait combines a unique bait matrix with the potent, nonrepellent active ingredient indoxacarb. It’s fast and effective in both spring and late summer/fall applications.”
With a fall application of Advion® mole cricket bait, turf managers can quickly stop turf damage. The water-resistant formulation of Advion® is highly attractive to mole crickets and has proven to be effective against tawny and southern mole crickets.
University of Florida research shows nearly 95 percent reduction in turf damage using Advion®. In this trial, an unexpected thunderstorm dumped significant rainfall after half the test plots were treated. Despite the rain, Advion® outperformed competitors.
“Advion® mole cricket bait is another example of DuPont’s commitment to provide superior products and services to the pest management and green industries,” said Mike McDermott, global business leader, DuPont Professional Products. “We will continue to explore new opportunities to bring innovative products and services to the market for years to come. We believe superintendents and lawncare operators will applaud indoxacarb’s positive environmental profile to enhance their pest management programs.”
More information about DuPont™ Advion® mole cricket bait is available at www.proproducts.dupont.com .
Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., DuPont Professional Products brings the company’s tradition of science, innovation and safety to the green industry.
DuPont is a science 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, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
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