Ecogen Inc., a leading developer of environmentally friendly, microbial biopesticides, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Plant Health Care, Inc., to distribute four bioinsecticide and biofungicide products for control of caterpillars, grubs, powdery mildew and other pests in non-agricultural markets. The agreement extends for one to three years depending on the product and market.

The products are AQ10® biofungicide, CRYMAX® WDG Bt bioinsecticide, Lepinox(TM) WDG Bt bioinsecticide and Cruiser®, an insecticidal nematode product, all packaged in granular or powder form for application as water- based sprays. The markets are landscape and arboriculture; greenhouse, nursery and floriculture; home lawn and garden; and professional and commercial turfgrass. These markets, in the aggregate, are estimated to exceed $250 million annually in the U.S.

"We're delighted to have Plant Health Care as a marketing partner in the U.S. to give us a presence in these major non-agriculture markets,'' James P. Reilly, Jr., Ecogen's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, said. ``We expect that the efficacy and ease of delivery of our products
will enable us to make inroads in these markets.''

According to Wayne Wall, Plant Health Care's President, ``Virtually every expert agrees that
the Green Industry is actively moving toward a natural systems approach to plant care and
landscape management. Biocontrol products are a critical element in the transition from
chemical-based technologies to biological-based technologies that are safer and more compatible with the non- agricultural markets throughout the nation.''

AQ10 biofungicide controls powdery mildew in nursery and greenhouse production of ornamentals, landscape ornamentals, greenhouse vegetables, and home gardens. CRYMAX WDG and Lepinox WDG bioinsecticides control caterpillars in the arboriculture, ornamentals, nursery, greenhouse, turf and home garden markets. Specific insects targeted by CRYMAX include cabbage looper, European corn borer, beet armyworm, bagworm, tent caterpillars, cankerworms, gypsy moth, and tussock moth. Lepinox WDG provides control of fall armyworm and sod webworm larvae in managed turf, golf courses and homeowner lawns.

CRYMAX and Lepinox are Bt bioinsecticides currently marketed in the United States by Ecogen, and both Ecogen and FMC Corporation [NYSE:FMC - news], respectively, to combat a broad spectrum of caterpillar pests in row crops and fruit and vegetables, including budworm, bollworm, loopers, armyworms, leafrollers and diamondback moth. The products were developed using recombinant DNA and protein engineering technology to create novel insecticidal proteins that have increased activity against several species of caterpillars, while maintaining the favorable environmental and safety aspects of a naturally occurring Bt.

Founded in 1994, Plant Health Care, Inc. is a microbial biotechnology company that has quickly become a leading supplier of plant health care products and natural systems solutions to the commercial tree care, horticulture, turfgrass, forestry and land reclamation industries.

Ecogen is a leader in the development of natural microbial pesticide products for the control of plant disease and insect pests. Ecogen's growing portfolio of products has been developed to address the concerns of pest management and the issues of chemical residues on fruits,
vegetables and other crops. The Company's products include two biofungicides - Aspire® for
post-harvest rot disease and AQ10 for powdery mildew - as well as its Bt bioinsecticides -
CRYMAX, to control caterpillars on fruits and vegetables - Condor®, to control caterpillars
on cotton and other row crops, and Lepinox to combat caterpillars in sweet corn, turf and other
row crops and bollworm and budworm in cotton and non-agricultural markets. Additional
bioinsecticides under development include Cruiser®, an insecticidal nematode product for soil
applications and a Bti for mosquito control.

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