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Pest
Management has become increasingly difficult with the fact that many insects and
common pests have gained resistance to some common pesticides. Also, many common
pesticides have long term side effects in terms of killing beneficial insects
(ladybirds, bees, etc), bioaccumulation in animals and soil poisoning,
especially for non-biodegradable pesticides, or pesticides that take a long time
to degrade.
As many
governments start to recognize the long-term harm that synthetic and
non-biodegradable pesticides cause to the environment, there has been an
increased demand for biodegradable pesticides or environmentally friendly
methods for pest and insect control.
Formulated
from natural plant oils and botanical extracts such as Azarachta indica,
Pinus resinosa and Ricinus communis, BIO NATURE™ R2000 is
non-toxic, biodegradable, environmentally friendly and has no harmful side
effects.
Through
evolution, many plants have gained natural resistance to insects by producing
substances that act as anti-feedants or plants may produce natural oils or
biochemicals that repel insects and pests. This natural ability has been
harnessed and encompassed into BIO NATURE™ R2000 to provide anti-feedant
properties, anti-fungal properties and insect pest control properties.
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The anti-feedant
property in BIO
NATURE™ R2000 affects snails, adult insects and larvae of insects.
When pests start to feed on foliage or fruits treated with BIO NATURE™ R2000,
these pests also ingest anti-feedant compounds. The anti-feedant compounds
produce an anti-peristaltic wave in the alimentary canal (digestive tract) of
the insect larvae (this is similar to a vomiting sensation), thus impairing the
ability of insect larvae to feed, since the ability to swallow is blocked.
Similar sensations are also produced in adult insects and snails. In this way,
crop foliage and fruit damage is greatly reduced or eliminated when BIO NATURE™
R2000 is applied regularly.
It has been
found that certain botanical extracts are similar to the insect hormone group
called ecdysones, which primarily control the process of metamorphosis in
insects. These extracts have been incorporated into BIO NATURE™ R2000 to
inhibit molting in insects that feed on plants. This property is particularly
useful against insect larvae, which will eventually die after being exposed to
BIO NATURE™ R2000.
The use of BIO
NATURE™ R2000 on crops does not adversely affect beneficial insects such as
ladybirds, bees, butterflies and spiders.
Given the
high density of crops grown on farms and plantations, the areas below the
foliage canopy is normally very humid and warm, which favors the growth and
proliferation of fungi and bacteria. Fungal and bacterial pathogens of crops
are detrimental in one or all of the following:
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Damages foliage of fruit
crops, thus disrupting adequate nutrient flow to fruits; |
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Destroys foliage of
vegetables; |
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Infects and causes spoilage
of fruits or grain before harvest; |
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Damages
or destroys plant roots, and this eventually leads to the death of the
plant. |
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BIO
NATURE™ R2000 has been proven effective as a fungistatic and bacteriostatic
agent – both for topical and systemic applications. This helps to prevent
the growth and proliferation of fungi and bacteria and also inhibits fungal
spore germination. For initial onset or minor fungal or bacterial infections,
the use of BIO NATURE™ R2000 has curative properties.
The
most easily assimilated form of nitrogen for plants is nitrates. However, soil
leaching of nitrates occurs readily and studies have shown that up to 70% of
fertilizer applied as nitrates or after being converted to nitrates by
nitrifying bacteria, are lost by leaching. Thus, ammonium salt-based
fertilizers and urea are more commonly used in present times. However,
nitrifying bacteria can quickly convert ammonium salts and urea into nitrates,
resulting in significant loss of nitrates by leaching. In nature, many plants
produce substances that help to inhibit bacterial and fungal growth. This
property included in BIO NATURE™ R2000, helps to slow down the nitrifying
process, providing a more prolonged and sustained production of nitrates from
ammonium salts and compounds present in soil.
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