Greensboro, North Carolina
April 28, 2008
Syngenta Crop
Protection announced today that the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has approved Warrior II with Zeon Technology®
for broad-spectrum insect control in more than 23 crop groups.
Warrior II is a more concentrated formulation of Warrior with
Zeon Technology® , and will provide storage, handling and
container disposal advantages. Warrior II contains 2.08 pounds
of active ingredient per gallon—twice the concentration of
Warrior, which it will replace in most markets across the United
States.
“This ease of handling will provide significant advantages to
our customers,” said Jeff Cecil, insecticide brand manager for
Syngenta. “But equally important, Warrior II with Zeon
Technology will provide the same proven pest knockdown and
long-lasting residual control as its predecessor.”
Syngenta developed and introduced the active ingredient in
Warrior, lambda-cyhalothrin, in 1987, and it quickly became the
leading pyrethroid insecticide on the market. Zeon Technology, a
patented encapsulation process, brought new benefits to the
product when it was introduced.
“The Zeon formulation mixes easily with water and reduces
potential handler exposure because the active ingredient is
enclosed in tiny capsules, suspended in a water-based carrier,”
Cecil explained. “In the field, it also improves rainfastness
and protects against breakdown by UV light.”
When spray droplets dry on the target, the capsules quickly
release the active ingredient for fast pest knockdown, he added.
Warrior II with Zeon Technology will be used for broad-spectrum
insect control in alfalfa, cereal crops, corn, cotton, potatoes,
rice, soybeans and vegetables.
For more information and a complete list of crop
applications, visit Syngenta at
www.syngentacropprotection.com.
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to
sustainable agriculture through
innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in
crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial
seeds market. Sales in 2007 were approximately $9.2 billion.
Syngenta employs over 21,000 people in more than 90 countries.
Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New
York (SYT). |
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