Kaiso 24 WG Insecticide LambdaCyhalothrin on Sorbie Wettable

Kaiso™ 24 WG Insecticide Lambda-Cyhalothrin on Sorbie™ Wettable Granules Darin Allred, Tom Kroll, Kinney Carlton

Kaiso™ 24 WG Insecticide Registrations § 24% Lambda-Cyhalothrin § Federal registration received in August r Most state registrations have been received r CA anticipated in early 2008 § Product will be available for sale in February/March

Kaiso 24 WG Insecticide Profile § Kaiso is a unique formulation of Lambda Cyhalothrin made from the patented Sorbie technology that forms a Wettable Granule and functions as an Emulsifiable Concentrate when it is mixed with water. § The unique formulation of Kaiso provides a source of Lambda Cyhalothrin that has: r The handling benefits of a Wettable Granule, r The quick knockdown of an Emulsifiable Concentrate, and r The residual, broad spectrum performance of Lambda Cyhalothrin

Kaiso Technology – From dry WG to EC in Solution Close up of Sorbie absorbent material Formation of an Emulsifiable Concentrate in solution High quality wettable granule Rapid dispersion in solution

Kaiso 24 WG Speed of Kill Trial – Corn Earworm - Sweet Corn Lab Study Year: 2006 Investigator(s): Kuhar and Doughty Crop/Variety: Sweet Corn Investigative Group: Virginia Tech Target Pest(s): Corn Earworm Location: Painter, VA Application Dates: Not Specified Details: Ten leaves per treatment dipped in solution, placed in a cup with 1 larva; Leaves monitored at various intervals for larval mortality

Kaiso 24 WG Speed of Kill Trial – Stink Bug – Bean Lab Study Year: 2007 Investigator(s): Kuhar and Doughty Crop/Variety: Bean Investigative Group: Virginia Tech Target Pest(s): Brown Stink Bugs Location: Painter, VA Application Dates: June 21 application Details: Bean pods were dipped in treatments; and infested with 5 insects per petri dish at various intervals after exposure. Records were made on the dead or intoxicated insects

Kaiso 24 WG – Potato Leafhopper – Alfalfa Treatments are significantly different from untreated Year: 2006 Investigator(s): Jensen Crop/Variety: Alfalfa Investigative Group: University of Wisconsin Target Pest(s): Potato Leafhopper Location: Arlington, WI Application Dates: 6/23 Details: Observations made on the number of nymphs and adults from 20 sweeps per plot with a 15 inch diameter net on 6/25, 6/27, 6/30, and 7/7

Kaiso 24 WG – Stinkbug - Cotton Year: 2007 Investigator(s): Smith and Davis Crop/Variety: Cotton Investigative Group: Auburn University Target Pest(s): Stinkbug Location: Headland, AL Application Dates: Foliar applications made 8/14 Details: Data were obtained on 8/21, 8/28, and 9/4 from 25 quarter diameter soft bolls per treatment and assessing for internal damage; A 4 row x 220 ft area of the plot was harvested on 10/17

Kaiso – Crop Safety § Crop Injury has not been observed in any of the trials r Trials conducted over two years testing (2006/2007) r Testing of multiple states r Testing in multiple crops

Kaiso 24 WG – Lepidoptera - Cotton Year: 2006 Investigator(s): Smith and Davis Crop/Variety: Cotton/DPL 565 Investigative Group: Auburn University Target Pest(s): Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm (predominant) Location: Prattville, AL Application Dates: Foliar applications made 8/23 Details: Data were obtained on 8/28 (5 DAT) from 20 small squares or small bolls from the center of two rows of each plot

Kaiso 24 WG – Stinkbug on Cotton Year: 2006 Investigator(s): Smith and Davis Crop/Variety: Cotton/DPL 555 Investigative Group: University of Alabama Target Pest(s): Stinkbug Location: Headland, AL Application Dates: Foliar applications made 8/22 Details: Data were obtained on 8/29 and 9/5 from 25 quarter diameter soft bolls per treatment and assessing for internal damage

Kaiso 24 WG – Bollworm on Cotton Karate is significantly different from the Untreated on day 14 and 21 and Kaiso on day 21 Year: 2007 Investigator(s): Herbert Crop/Variety: Cotton/DP 434 RR Investigative Group: Virginia Tech Target Pest(s): Bollworm Location: Suffolk, VA Application Dates: Foliar applications made 8/2 and 8/8 Details: Data were obtained on 8/15, 8/22, and 8/29 from 25 bolls per plot on external damage; Cotton was harvested 9/26

Kaiso 24 WG – Yield on Cotton Treatments are significantly different from untreated Year: 2007 Investigator(s): Herbert Crop/Variety: Cotton/DP 434 RR Investigative Group: Virginia Tech Target Pest(s): Bollworm Location: Suffolk, VA Application Dates: Foliar applications made 8/2 and 8/8 Details: Data were obtained on 8/15, 8/22, and 8/29 from 25 bolls per plot on external damage; Cotton was harvested 9/26

Kaiso 24 WG – Cotton Fleahopper on Cotton Year: 2006 Investigator(s): Smith and Davis Crop/Variety: Cotton/Stoneville 6565 BGII RRF Investigative Group: Auburn University Target Pest(s): Cotton Fleahopper Location: Headland, AL Application Dates: Foliar applications made 8/22 Details: Data were obtained on 8/23, 8/25, and 8/29 from 10 white blooms per plot

Cotton – Labeled Uses Target Pests Cutworm species Soybean Thrips Target Rate Lb ai/A oz/A 0. 015 – 0. 02 1. 0 – 1. 33 Tobacco Thrips Target Pests Bandedwing Whitelfy 2, 3 Beet Armyworm 1, 3 Boll Weevil Brown Stink Bug Cotton Aphid 2, 3 Cotton Bollworm European Corn Borer Fall Armyworm Target Pests Cabbage Looper Cotton Fleahopper Target Rate Green Stink Bug Southern Green Stink Bug Lb ai/A oz/A Sweet Potato Whitefly 2, 3 0. 02 – 0. 03 1. 33 – 2. 0 Two-spotted Spider Mite 2 Cotton Leafperforator Cotton Leafworm Lygus Bug Species 3 Pink Bollworm Saltmarsh Ceterpillar Numbers after insects indicate footnotes – Consult the label for detail Tobacco Budworm 3 Target Rate Lb ai/A oz/A 0. 025 – 0. 04 1. 67 – 2. 67

Kaiso – Wide Range of Uses § Alfalfa § Canola § Corn r Including Sweet Corn § Rice § Sorghum § Wheat/Triticale § Cole Crops § Cotton § Fruiting Vegetables § Legume Vegetables § Soybeans § Lettuce § Onion § Peanuts § Pome Fruits § Stone Fruits § Sugarcane § Sunflowers § Tobacco § Tree Nuts § Conifer and Deciduous Trees r Plantations, Nurseries, Seed Orchards § Non-Cropland r Excluding Public Land

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