NewLeaf Symbiotics Introduces New EPA-Registered Biocontrol Treatment to Repel Corn Rootworm at the Root
ST. LOUIS, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NewLeaf Symbiotics, the global leader and pioneer of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs), has announced the launch of TS201, its first EPA-registered biocontrol technology to repel Corn Rootworm (CRW) pest activity and help corn varieties grow to their fullest potential with stronger roots. CRW is an increasing threat to farming operations and corn crop yields with the rise of insect variants that are adapting and thwarting historic methods farmers have used to manage and control the pests.
- NewLeaf's TS201 technology introduces a new mode of action for CRW control, priming the plant's own defenses to produce a compound that repels larvae at the root.
- Designed to complement existing crop protection and trait strategies, TS201 is extremely effective in repelling CRW and boosting root mass.
- When paired with the NewLeaf corn biostimulant, it provides yield protection both with and without CRW pressure.
- In addition to the new TS201technology, NewLeaf currently offers biostimulant technologies for corn, soy, cotton and peanut.