AGRICULTURE
It is imperative that newer, safer, more effective crop protection products be developed if we are to maintain the abundance in the supply of low cost
food and fibre that we now enjoy.

The major economic pests of plant
crops, whether broad acres or horticulture tend to be lepidopterans – moths and butterflies. Two of the major global moth pests are Helicoverpa spp. (Bollworms & Fruitworms) and Plutella sp.
(Diamondback Moth).

Hatchtech has achieved outstanding results in trials involving these insects, gaining strong proof of principle for 100% inhibition of these insect pests in a
range of agricultural applications.

The rise of transgenic crops does not reduce the need for an effective insecticides. As insects must eat crops
like Bt cotton in order to ingest the toxin, there is potential for material crop damage early in a heavy infestation. An ovicide could prevent such an assault, reducing insect numbers to levels that can be managed by the inserted toxin without major losses. In addition, Bt is often very specific in its action, for example killing only insects and leaving mites and nematodes unaffacted. Hatchtech's products can postentially control these increasingly import pests.

It is also likely that with time, insects will become resistant to the inserted toxins as they have to traditional pesticides.

SAMPLE TRIAL
The trial shown below tracked the performance of one of Hatchtech’s
leading agricultural compounds against
a major crop pest in the company’s repeatable, target species analysis.

The results show a clear dose response curve and demonstrated 100% efficacy
at commercially useful concentrations.