Ornamental Pest Control Solutions from BioSafe Systems: An Overview of

Product Line

Presented by:Vijay Kumar Choppakatla

Technical Services Manager, BioSafe Systems

Objective of this presentation is to bring BioSafe Systems plant pest control products to the attention of IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture

group and learn any opportunities for testing on Ornamental pests in the coming year.

Objective

•Established in 1998

•Headquarters in East Hartford, CT

•Plant Pesticide/Sanitizer products for Agriculture, Turf & Ornamental and other markets

•Manufacturing Facilities: IL , NV and GA

•Domestic & International Sales (Canada and Mexico)

•Environmentally Responsible Products

About BioSafe Systems

BioSafe Systems Product Line for Ornamentals

ZeroTol 2.0

•Liquid formulation•EPA Registered Bactericide/Fungicide•Zero-Hour REI•Non-Phytotoxic•Works On Contact

Active IngredientsHydrogen Peroxide…………………………………....................................27.0%

Peroxyacetic Acid…………………………………........................................2.0%

ZeroTol 2.0Bactericide/Fungicide

Application TypeRate

(per application)Application

Interval Application Timing

Foliar Spray 1:100-1:500 strength solution 5-7 daysStart prior to infection when conditions favor

disease dvpmt.

Soil/Media Drench 1:200-1:500 strength solution As necessaryImmediately before/after transplanting and once

every 14 days thereafter

ZeroTol 2.0General Application Program

Management of Foliar Blight of Geranium-2014

University of Florida

Disease: Botrytis Foliar Blight

Host: Geranium ‘Rocky Mountain Red’

ZeroTol 2.0Foliar Blight of Geranium

ZeroTol 2.0Foliar Blight of Geranium

Treatment(s)

1:100 and 1:200 solutions of ZeroTol 2.0

Applications

Total # of Applications: 5; Applied at 7 day interval

ZeroTol 2.0Foliar Blight of Geranium

Control of Bacterial Blight in Chrysanthemum-2011

University of Florida

Disease: Bacterial Blight; Pseudomonas cichorri

Host: Chrysanthemum

ZeroTol 2.0

ZeroTol 2.0Bacterial Blight in Chrysanthemum

Treatment(s)

1.0% v/v ZeroTol 2.0

Applications

Total # of Applications: 1 (applied right after inoculation)Spray until thorough coverage of plant parts

ZeroTol 2.0Bacterial Blight in Chrysanthemum

• Test new product rate of ZeroTol 2.0 (1:50 (2.56 fl.oz per Gallon of water) for efficacy on Foliar Bacterial and Fungal diseases in Ornamentals and also phytotoxicity.

-Powdery Mildew-Downy Mildew-Leaf Spots & Anthracnose-Botrytis Blight-Bacterial Pathogens (Erwinia/Xanthomonas/Pseudomonas)

Pythium and Phytophthora Diseases as soil/media drench-1:200 and 1:500 rate

ZeroTol 2.02015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

•EPA Registered as a Bactericide and Fungicide•Not registered in CA (Expected in 2016)•Contact and Systemic mode of action• Zero-Hour REI and PHI• Foliar and soil applications

OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

Active IngredientsMono- and di-potassium salts of phosphorus acid*....................................27.1%*contains 17.7% phosphorus acid by wt.

Hydrogen Peroxide………………………………….....................................14.0%

*Contains 2.96 pounds/gallon of mono- and di-potassium salts of phosphorous acid, equivalent to 1.93 pounds of phosphorous acid per gallon.

OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

Application TypeRate

(per application)Application

Interval Application Timing

Foliar Spray/Chemigation

1.3-5.0 Quarts/A (Field Crops)1:100-1:300 (Ornamentals)

7-21 daysStart prior to infection when conditions favor

disease dvpmt.

Pre-Plant Dip 2.5 Quarts/100 Gallons of water

Once for 30 seconds-2.0 Minutes Prior to transplanting

Post-Harvest Spray(Potatoes)

6.4–25.6 fl.oz/ton of Potatoes

Once prior to storage After harvest and prior to storage

Soil Drench 1:500-1:1000 As necessaryImmediately after planting

and once a month thereafter

OxiPhosGeneral Application Program

OxiPhos on Downy Mildew of Impatiens, 2013

Michigan State UniversityCrop: IMPATIENS (Impatiens walleriana ‘Accent White’)

Disease: Downy mildew (Plasmopara obducens)

OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

OxiPhos-1:256-Soil Drench-2 days prior to inoculation+

OxiPhos-1:125-Foliar Spray-12 hrs prior to inoculation & 7 days after inoculation

OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

OxiPhos Broad-Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

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Field trial for evaluating OxiPhos to control Downy Mildew of Squash, 2014

University of FloridaCrop: Squash (Cucurbita pepo ‘Enterprise’)

Disease: Downy Mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis )

OxiPhosBroad Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

OxiPhos-4.0 Quarts/A

6 sprays 7-8 day schedule

(23 April-27 May, 2014)Spray Volume: 100 GPA

OxiPhosDowny Mildew in Squash, 2014

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OxiPhosDowny Mildew in Squash, 2014

OxiPhosDowny Mildew in Squash, 2014

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• Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of OxiPhos @ 0.42 and 1.28 fl.oz per Gallon of water as a foliar spray against following diseases:

-Downy Mildew in Ornamentals-Bacterial Diseases in Ornamentals

• Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of OxiPhos @ 0.256 and 0.128 fl.oz per Gallon of water as a soil/media drench against following diseases:

-Pythium Root Rot and Damping off in Ornamentals-Phytophthora Root Rots/Blights in Ornamentals

OxiPhos 2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

AzaGuardBotanical Insecticide

Active IngredientAzadirachtin………………………………….......................................3.0%

Application TypeRate

(per application)Spray Interval and volume

Outdoor Crops 8.0-21.0 fl.oz/ASpray when pests

first appear. Repeat at 5-7 day

interval as required.

Indoor Crops 8.0-16.0 fl.oz/100 Gallons

Turfgrass 8.0-21.0 fl.oz/A

AzaGuardGeneral Application Program

AzaGuard for Western Flower Thrip Control, 2012Michigan State University

Crop: Marigold; Tagetes patula L. ‘Yellow Bonanza’Insect Pest: Western Flower Thrips; Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)

AzaGuard

AzaGuard

Treatment(s)•16.0 fl. oz. per 100 gallons

Applications•Total # of Applications: 4 (weekly from 06/06/12-06/26/12)

•Spray on foliage to run off

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Control of Citrus Mealybugs in Ornamental Crops, 2014

Kansas State UniversityCrop: Red Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides; Cultivar;

‘Big Red Judy’)Pest: Citrus Mealybug (Planococcus citri)

AzaGuardBotanical Insecticide

Treatment 1: AzaGuard-16.0 fl.oz per 100 gallons-Four weekly applications.

Treatment 2: AzaGuard-16.0 fl.oz per 100 gallons+ 0.25% v/v Crop Oil (32 fl.oz per 100 gallons of water)-Two

applications once every two weeks

AzaGuardCitrus Mealy Bugs, 2014

AzaGuardCitrus Mealy Bugs, 2014

• Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of AzaGuard @ variable rates (0.16 fl.oz, 0.32 and 0.64 fl.oz per Gallon of water) as a foliar spray against following Insect/mite pests:

-Aphids-Whiteflies-Mealybugs-Mites (Spidermites, Eriophyid Mites and Broad Mites)-Coleopteran Insects (Borers & Foliar Feeding Beetles)

AzaGuard2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

GC PRO

•Granular Hydrogen Peroxide formulation•EPA Registered Algaecide (Aka. GreenClean PRO)•Current Primary Use(s)-As an Algaecide on Hard

Surfaces and water treatment

Active Ingredient(s)Sodium Percarbonate*…………………………………....................................85.0%

*Contains 27.0% by weight of Hydrogen Peroxide

GC PROAlgaecide

• Test for new use as a Plant Bactericide & Fungicide for efficacy on Foliar Bacterial and Fungal diseases in Ornamentals and also for phytotoxicity.

• Rates: 0.5 oz and 1.5 oz per Gallon of water as a foliar spray

-Powdery Mildew

-Downy Mildew

-Leaf Spots & Anthracnose

-Bacterial Pathogens (Xanthomonas/Pseudomonas)

GC PRO2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

•EPA Registered as a Soil Bactericide and Fungicide•Registered in CA (As TerraClean)•Approved for use in Organic production systems•Contact kill (No systemic activity)• Zero-Hour REI and PHI• Can be easily applied through drip and other chemigation methods • Designed for use as pre, at and post plant soil applications

TerraClean/TerraClean 5.0Broad Spectrum Soil Bactericide/Fungicide

Active IngredientsHydrogen Peroxide…………………………………....................................27.0%

Peroxyacetic Acid…………………………………........................................5.0%

TerraClean/TerraClean 5.0Soil Bactericide/Fungicide

Application TypeRate

(per application)Application Timing Notes

Drip 1.0-2.0 Gals/A 7 days-1 month interval

Make first application immediately after

transplanting followed additional apps during

growing season

Pre-Plant Dip 1:250 Once for 2 minutes Prior to transplanting

Soil Drench 1:100-1:1000Prior to planting and during crop growing

season

Use 1:100 prior to planting and lower rates (1:500-1:1000) during the crop

growing season

TerraClean/TerraClean 5.0 General Application Program

• Efficacy as a pre-plant soil/media drench of 1.28 fl.oz/Gallon of water & Efficacy/Phytotoxicity of a Post-plant soil/media drench of 0.128 and 0.256 fl.oz/Gallon of water against:

-Pythium and Phytophthora Diseases in Ornamentals

TerraClean 5.02015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

TerraGrow is a powdered cocktail of beneficial microbes (5 Bacillus spp. and 2 Trichoderma spp.) designed for soil application for use in

conjunction with TerraClean 5.0 in food crops, ornamentals and Turf.

A soil amendment product (Not a registered bio-fungicide)

• Test for TerraGrow’s effect on crop vigor and afficacy against Pythium and Phytophthora Root Rot Diseases in Ornamentals as a

soil/media drench in conjunction with TerraClean 5.0

TerraGrow2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

• Non –selective herbicide for Ag., commercial and residential use

• Soap product- A.I. Ammonium Nonanoate- 40.0% (35% Pelargonic Acid)

• Mode of Action: Disrupts plant tissue through cell wall penetration, resulting in cease of plant growth and brown necrosis.

• A Contact spray control or burn downof annual and perennial weeds and Grasses, moss and liver worts.

• Non-volatile and water soluble

• Use method- Vegetative burn down, directed and shielded spray, pre-emergence spray and dormant/post-harvest sprays.

• Broad number of crop and non-crop groups.

• No aquatic applications

• Application Rates- 3.0%-15.0% v/v

• 6.0%-10.0% v/v commonly used

• Spray Volume- 30-125 Gallons per Acre

• 45-75 GPA commonly used

• Rate and spray volume depend on weed species, height, leaf shape and weed density.

Before AXXE Immediately after AXXE Spray (8.0% v/v)

48 hrs after AXXE Spray 24 hrs after AXXE Spray

Broadleaf Weeds

(USDA-ARS, 2011)

Efficacy and crop injury trials as a early post-emergence weed control application in Ornamentals

AXXE 2015-16 Ornamental IR-4 Study Request(s)

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