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Creative Hybrid Chemistry

AgroSolutions Division - International

Leap™: A New Dual Action Biorational

Pesticide for Plant Disease Management

and Insect Control2nd Ag Innovation Conference

August 13, 2017

Russ Eldridge



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Value of fruiting vegetable market (U.S.)

Espoma

▪ Bell peppers

✓Approximately 45-50,000 acres planted

✓Approximate value of $618 million (2014 NASS)

▪ Tomato

✓Approximately 100,000 open field acres planted

✓Approximate value of >$2 billion (2016 NASS)

U. Of GA

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Caterpillar pests of tomato and pepper

▪ Tomato hornworm

(Manduca quinquemaculata)

▪ Southern armyworm

(Spodoptera eridania)

▪ Tomato fruit worm/corn earworm

▪ (Helicoverpa zea)

Wikepedia

MO Botanical Garden

U. Of FL

Cherthollow farm

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Tomato and Pepper Bacterial Diseases

Disease ActivityXanthomonas spp.

Pseudomonas spp.

Bacterial Spot—Peppers Bacterial Spot—Tomatoes




• Bacterial spot disease distribution

Areas where Xanthomonas campestris pv vesicatoria

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WHY ARE BACTERIAL DISEASES IMPORTANT?

▪ Major disease issue, particularly in tomato, pepper with the

main markets in the southeast U.S.

▪ In SW Florida, annual yield loss caused by bacterial spot

on fresh tomato is estimated at $3500/acre (Paret, 2013)

▪ Few control options

▪ Copper used significantly

▪ Resistance developing due to over-use

▪ Environmental concerns

▪ Actigard® (Acibenzolar-S-methyl)

▪ Dominant SAR inducer

▪ Can cause yield drag on some crops such as pepper

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BTK + MESA OVERVIEW

▪ Active Ingredients

▪ Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki

▪ Strain ABTS-351 (same strain as found

in the VBC commercial product DiPel®)

▪ Lepidoptera-specific toxins

▪ Methyl Salicylate (MeSA)

▪ MeSA is oil of wintergreen

▪ Triggers plant defense systems (SAR)

against pathogen infection and spread

▪ Not directly toxic to pathogens




Leap background

▪ Product Concept: A novel product containing both bacterial disease

management and Lepidoptera control, providing a much needed

new tool for bacterial disease, while decreasing the disease points of

entry made by Lepidoptera pests

▪ “Remember that every bite an insect takes from your crop, the

greater chance that plant will catch a disease, as a bite is an open

wound.” “There are far more insects than ever, so more damage

means more entry points for disease.” From: Brian Hefty, AgPhD

newsletter, July, 2016.

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LEAP PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

▪ ES Formulation

▪ Bt kurstaki (64BIU/gal.; 17,600 IU/mg)

▪ MeSA (5.9%)

▪ Easy to mix

▪ Packaging: 2.5 gallon containers

▪ Labeled only on tomato and pepper

▪ Label Use rate: 0.5-2 quarts/acre

▪ Low potential of phytotoxicity at labeled use rates

▪ Not to be used with adjuvants/surfactants

▪ No residue issues/0 hour PHI

▪ Basic PPE

▪ Leap does not have an organic listing




LEAP™ TRIAL LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST




Cooperator: Gary Cloud ConsultingPest: Manduca quinquemaculata

Crop: Tomato Site: Georgia

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LEAP PROGRAMS –LEPIDOPTERA CONTROL

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Cabbage Looper Management

Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) control

ManKocide= Mancozeb




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Crop: Tomato

Pest: Bacterial spot; Xanthomonas euvesicatoria

Application: Leap and Actigard alternated weekly

with ManKocide (3 lb/A); 4 apps of each;

Harvest Date: 6/3, 10, 17

Site: Quitman, GA

Country: USA

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2ManKocide DH 3 lb/a

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LEAP FOR BLACK ROT DISEASE (XANTHOMONAS

CAMPESTRIS) MANAGEMENT

Final evaluation 48 days after planting

ManKocide= Mancozeb




SUMMARY

▪ New product for bacterial disease and

Lepidoptera pest control in tomato and

pepper

▪ Two way protection based on methyl

salicylate (disease) and Bt kurstaki

(insecticide) active ingredients

▪ Proven results as stand-alone or in a

rotation program

▪ Biorational pesticide

▪ Non-restricted use

▪ No residue issues

▪ Easy on beneficial insects

Rutgers

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Listed Products

Leap™ is a trademark of Valent BioSciences LLC

DiPel® is a registered trademark of Valent BioSciences LLC

Actigard® is a registered trademark of Syngenta Crop Protection LLC

Delegate® is a registered trademark of Dow Chemical Company

ManKocide® is a registered trademark of Kocide LLC

Actinovate® is a registered trademark of Novozymes BioAg Inc.



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