With the registration of Regent® TS insecticide, a new corn seed treatment with the active ingredient fipronil, corn growers in the United States have access to an important new tool to protect their crops from key insect pests. Regent TS controls wireworm, seed corn maggot and grape colaspis and suppresses grubs, flea beetles and thrips.
“Protecting the seed and young plants from pests is increasingly important to today’s corn grower,” says Roy Lee Carter, Seed Treatment Business Manager with BASF. Carter notes that the pests Regent TS controls attack seedling corn, reduce plant stands and plant viability, and ultimately reduce yield.
Regent TS is a water-based formulation that should be applied in a slurry based at the labeled use rate of two ounces per 100 pounds of seed. Regent TS may be applied with other registered corn seed treatment materials including fungicides, micronutrients and plant growth regulators and should be professionally applied using seed treating equipment that delivers accurate application and coverage.
The active ingredient in Regent TS is fipronil, a leading insecticide that is registered in over 70 countries for control of more than 200 insect pests. “Fipronil has a solid track record of effective pest control and superior seed safety,” BASF’s Carter says, adding that Regent TS will be available through professional seed treaters and seed corn companies starting in Fall 2005.
With sales of €3,354 million in 2004, BASF’s Agricultural Products division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to the farming industry providing well-established and innovative fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these products and services to improve yields and quality of agricultural crops. Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control, turf and ornamental plants. BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The vision of BASF’s Agricultural Products division is to be the world’s leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing world population.
