SeasonLong Grub Control

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Doug Spilker Consumer Products, Technical
Development
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Check Out Our New Brand Look

• Brand New Packaging
• Better communicates brand power
• Innovation
• Strength
• Technology
• Performance
• Bi-Lingual Spanish Labeling

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Season-Long Grub Control New Formula!

• The New Gold Standard in Grub Control
• Exclusive Patented 2-in-1 formula
• Defends against grubs, and also controls European
  Crane Fly Larvae and Mole Crickets
• PLUS Revitalizes the lawn and helps root zone
  recover from damage
• 6-0-1 blend replenishes essential nutrients to
  promote new growth in stressed lawns 0.144 Lbs.
  N per 1000 sq. ft.
• Nothing Kills More types of White Grubs
  GUARANTEED!
• Bayer active 0.25 MERIT
• 0.25 0.33 Lb. AI/ Acre

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24-Hour Grub Killer Plus

• Nothing Kills Grubs Faster!
• Powerful lawn rescue formula
• Kills on contact
• Stops active grub damage overnight
• NOW also labeled against sod webworms, cutworms,
  and mole crickets
• Plus controls ants, chinch bugs, crickets,
  earwigs, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, millipedes,
  pillbugs, sowbugs
• Degrades quickly, will not linger
• Bayer active 6.2 DYLOX

Dylox is a trademark of Bayer AG.
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Lawn Insect Control

• Targeted Solutions for Maximum Protection

Target Surface Insects
Target Surface Soil Insects
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PowerForce Insect Killer for Lawns

• Nothing Kills Bugs Faster!
• Works 3 ways for Surface Pest Control
• Kills surface insects on contact
• Long-lasting, non-stop protection (30-day
  residual)
• Effective home barrier treatment
• Now labeled for fire ants
• Bayer active 0.05 ß-Cyfluthrin (Tempo Ultra)

NEW LOOK EN ESPANOL
Compared to leading granules against ants,
roaches crickets Tempo is a trademark of Bayer
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Complete Insect Killer for Soil Turf

• Dont Know Where the Damage Is Coming From?
• Take Complete Action!
• Exclusive 2-way action for maximum protection
• The only product that combines 2 state of the
  art chemistries for best-in-class control of
  both types of insects
• Kills insects that attack lawns above and below
  ground
• 3-month protection against soil insects (0.2 Lb.
  Imidacloprid/ A)
• Bayer actives 0.15 Imidacloprid, 0.05
  ß-Cyfluthrin

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PowerForce Multi-Insect Fire Ant Killers
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Better Science truly yields Better Results

• Not All Formulations Are Alike!

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Insecticide Granules

• Performance can be affected by
• The Inherent Characteristics of the Active
  Ingredient
• The Composition of the Granule used to carry the
  insecticide to its designated site.
• Characteristics of Carrier
• Carriers may be organic (e.g. ground corn cobs)
  or inorganic (e.g. clay).
• Pesticide is applied to and adheres to the
  outside of granule.
• Water is usually necessary to release the
  active ingredient.

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Insecticide Granules for General Insect Control
(i.e. not grubs)

• Common Active Ingredients Used for Turf
  Insecticide Granules
• Pyrethroids
• Cyfluthrin/ ß-Cyfluthrin (Bayer Advanced)
• Bifenthrin
• Lambda-Cyhalothrin
• Permethrin
• Carbamates
• Carbaryl
• Common Carriers - clay, sand, paper by-product,
  fertilizer, limestone, gypsum, peanut hulls,
  ground corn cob, or other plant materials.
• Selection of the carrier for Pyrethroid granules
  can be particularly tricky since they bind so
  readily and strongly to organic matter and do not
  release, and may not become bioactive to target
  pest.

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Present Situation for Consumer Turf Insecticide
Granular Products

• Peanut hulls have been attractive to competitor
  companies for a number of reasons
• Cheap cost of goods (esp. as compared to
  fertilizers)
• Favorable Bulk Density (bigger looking bags on
  the shelf)
• Readily Available
• Bayer Advanced PowerForce Multi-Insect Killer
  Ready-to-Spread Granules (ß-Cyfluthrin) is
  currently on ammonium sulfate.
• Objective of trial Could we/Should we consider
  peanut hulls as a viable carrier for our
  pyrethroid products?

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Granular Formulations Tested
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Granular Testing Procedures

• Granules applied to petri dishes filled with soil
  and lightly watered (1/32).
• Replicated 5 times with 5 insects per petri dish.
• Treatments evaluated against
• German Cockroaches
• Carpenter Ants
• House Crickets
• Spotted Cucumber Beetles
• Mortality evaluated 24 Hours After Treatment HAT

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Impact of Granular Carriers on Mortality of Four
Different Pests S. Darnell V. B. Steward,
Bayer Res. Park, Stilwell, KS, 2005
Control - Average of 4 pests

• German Cockroach
• House Cricket
• Carpenter Ant
• Spotted Cucumber Beetle
• 5 insects / treatment
• 5 Replicates.

P0.05 Student-Newman-Keuls
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Impact of Granular Carriers on Mortality of Four
Different Pests S. Darnell V. B. Steward,
Bayer Res. Park, Stilwell, KS, 2005
Control - Average of 4 pests
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• German Cockroach
• House Cricket
• Carpenter Ant
• Spotted Cucumber Beetle
• 5 insects / treatment
• 5 Replicates.

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P0.05 Student-Newman-Keuls
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Results of Peanut Hull Carrier Evaluation

• The formulations of Cyfluthrin, ß-cyfluthrin
  lambda-cyhalothrin on ammonium sulfate, or
  bifenthrin on fertilizer, were the most effective
  formulations in these screening trials.
• All of the active ingredients when put on peanut
  hulls provided poor control, 18-53 control.
• There was a 46-82 reduction in control when
  peanut hulls are used as carrier as compared to
  ammonium sulfate or fertilizer.

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Take Home Message

• Not all turf insect control granule formulations
  are alike!
• Pyrethroids do not work effectively on peanut
  hull granules.
• Bayer Advanced has chosen not to put our
  ß-cyfluthrin (PowerForce) on peanut hulls, but
  on a carrier that ultimately results in effective
  control.
• Bayer Advanced goes to great extremes to make the
  most effective formulations available.
• Bayer Advanced may not always be the least
  expensive formulation, but we market formulations
  that provide Results!
• Better Science truly yields Better Results!
  Guaranteed!

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