The following is a list of commercially available products whose availability to growers in the U.S.A. has been independently verified. The list was last updated on July 28, 2005.
Mention of a trademark or proprietary product does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product by the USDA, The Ohio State University, the American Phytopathological Society or any of its members, and does not imply approval to the exclusion of other products that may also be suitable. This list is provided for information purposes only. Contact Dr. Brian McSpadden Gardener for questions or comments.
Other web sites that list information on commercially
available biological control products and other biopesticides can be found at :
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/
http://www.ippc.orst.edu/biocontrol/biopesticides/
http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/ir-4/apps/news/BioCompanies.htm
Products listed by product name
Fungal Herbicide, Smolder G, Smolder WP
Products listed by biocontrol organism
Fungi
Products
listed alphabetically:
Fungal Herbicide
Biocontrol Agent: Chondrostereum purpureum strain HQ1
Target Pathogen/Disease: inhibits sprouting and regrowth
Crop: birch, pin-cherry, poplar/aspen, maples, and speckled alder
Formulation:
Application Method: product is applied as a paste to the entire surface of the stump after cutting
Manufacturer/Distributor:
Myco-Forestis Corporation, 801 Route 344
Smolder G, Smolder WP
Biocontrol Agent: Alternaria destruens Strain 059
Target Pathogen/Disease: Cuscuta spp., known as dodder, swamp dodder, largeseed dodder, smallseed dodder, and field dodder
Crop:
Formulation: Smolder G (a soil applied granular) and Smolder WP (a spray formulation)
Application Method: Smolder G: applied to moist soil at 50 pounds/acre at, or immediately prior to, dodder emergence. Smolder WP: applied when dodder vines are beginning to reach the top of the crop canopy.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Loveland Products Inc. 419 18th Street, Greeley, CO 80632-1286 USA.
*EPA Registration pending.
**Source not independently confirmed.
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Revised: July 28, 2005