Technical information of Pest Control, insects, insecticide.
Sumitomo Chemical has a long association with the fire ant program in Brisbane and recently Sydney developing specialised bait products for red imported fire ant. A number of bait products used in fire ant program have now been commercialised for general ant control including Distance® Plus and most recently the newest innovation in ant…
Gel Baits Are mainstays of German cockroach management. However, over the last 20 years, bait aversion (cockroaches no longer eating the bait) and the consequent widespread control failure has surfaced several times, causing manufacturers to reformulate baits. This problem is often due to repeated use of the same or similar baits. The cockroaches that…
There have been a number of termite control options launched over the last few years, but it would be fair to say they have all been variations on the same theme. Essentially, termite control systems fall into one of two groups, liquid chemical barriers or bait stations. While both options have proven popular, they both…
The Forgotten Pests It is estimated that about 12 per cent of the world’s cereal production is lost every year through insect infestation during storage. Infestation of stored product is not a recent problem for the “ Flour beetle “now commonly associated with stored products, was found in an Egyptian tomb of the…
Grain Company executive jailed for export breach GOONDIWINDI rural industry identity Thomas Dudley Woods has been jailed and his family company Wood Grain, fined $680,000 for breaching export fumigation laws. The Wood Grain executive was sentenced to 18 months in jail, but will he released after six months on a two-year good behavior bond.…
Well what a cracking start to Pestech 2015, commencing on Monday on the Sunshine Coast and finishing at Ballina on the Friday. Commencing with lunch and the Trade show, this was followed by presentations from Suppliers including the introduction of new products from FMC’s Fury and Sundew,s Starrdust Pro and finishing with the hands…
As we all know, we are supposed to cover or secure our loads when going to the waste management facility but it would appear that many of us are failing to do the right thing when it comes to transportation of goods. This is a problem particularly when in NSW, especially at the moment, Police…
My name is Josh Pedersen and I am the new Customer Service for the Newcastle Branch of Agserv. I am an active person and as such my hobbies tend to revolve around fitness including going to the gym, tennis and boxing over the course of 6-7 days a week. I also enjoy going out…
FMC have launched Fury 120 SC General Household Insecticide into the GHP market which is set to provide a new standard in the industry.
FMC have launched Fury 120 SC General Household Insecticide into the GHP market which is set to provide a new standard in the industry. Fury is an optimised patent protected combination of alpha-cypermethrin 40 g/L and bifenthrin 80 g/L formulated as a suspension concentrate (SC). Fury combines the knockdown power of alpha-cypermethrin with…