Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
July 15, 2008
Poncho 500 helps boost yields
for growers, helping their bottom lines
The Poncho® insecticide family
just got better with its newest member: Poncho 500 seed-applied
insecticide.
Bayer CropScience
announced the new rate addition at its recent Seed Treatment
Innovation Meeting in San Diego.
Poncho 500 offers corn growers improved control of wireworm,
black cutworm and other insects. “Improved insect control
contributes to higher yields, as compared to Poncho 250,” says
Kerry Grossweiler, Bayer CropScience marketing product manager –
seed treatments.
“With the higher costs of seeds, it pays to invest in a seed
treatment,” Grossweiler says. “With Poncho 500, you’ll see an
excellent return on your investment with top-notch protection
and higher yields.”
With more Poncho 500 active ingredient applied to the seed corn,
growers gain improved protection against various insects.
“With Poncho 500, adding more active ingredient only makes the
control better,” Grossweiler explains. “The need to protect seed
corn investments is as important as ever to growers across the
Corn Belt, so making the decision to use Poncho 500 is an easy
one.”
Poncho 500 research results confirm favorable returns, as well.
“With $4 corn, growers who use Poncho 500 can see an average 10
bushel-per-acre increase in their yields over the fungicide
control, and that’s money in their pockets,” Grossweiler says.
For additional information on research or yield data for Poncho
500, corn growers can contact their local Bayer CropScience
representative or call 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937). Growers
can also find more information on www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the
fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer
CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of
about EUR 5.8 billion (2007), is one of the world’s leading
innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop
protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant
biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of
products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable
agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer
CropScience has a global workforce of about 17,800 and is
represented in more than 120 countries.
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