Davis, California
September 10,  2001

Today AgraQuest announced that its biofungicide Serenade(R) is now labeled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for home and garden use. The product, already labeled for agriculture, is listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). All the same, crops that are on the agricultural label are also on the home and garden label such as grapes, apples, pears, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and walnuts.

AgraQuest also signed an agreement with the home and garden mail order company, Gardens Alive! for selling Serenade to home and garden users.

Gardens Alive! is one of the country's leading mail order companies dedicated to biological control of garden pests. Sales are nationwide and the company traces its roots back to the early 1980's and the kitchen and garage of founder and President, Niles Kinerk. Gardens Alive! sells its products to home gardeners who are purchasing increasing amounts of organic products. To satisfy the increased interest in organic products, Gardens Alive! uses test plots and other  research efforts to test products before selecting new items for the catalog.

For more information or to request a free catalog, contact Gardens Alive!, 5100 Schenley Place, Dept. 19161, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025; 812-537-8650, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or visit the website at www.GardensAlive.com. 

AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing effective, safe and environmentally friendly natural pest management products for the agricultural, institutional, and home markets. AgraQuest is developing and commercializing a pipeline of natural pest management products, including its first product, Serenade(R), and believes that its proprietary technology platform will be the foundation for the discovery and development of natural products for the pest management industry.

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