EPA APPROVES THREE ECOGEN PRODUCTS FOR INSECT CONTROL

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given Ecogen Inc.approval to market three new products designed to control insectpopulations that feed on crops. All three products are based onpheromones _ natural scents emitted by insects _ that are used toconfuse male insects and prevent mating.The products approved are: a sprayable formulation of NoMate TPW,to control the tomato pinworm on tomatoes; a hand-appliedformulation of NoMate PBW, to control the pink bollworm on cotton;and a hand-applied formulation of NoMate TABM, to control thetufted apple bud moth on apples.Ecogen, of Langhorne, Pa., says that by developing sprayableformulations suited for countries with advanced agricultural machineryand hand-applied formulations for countries that rely on manual labor,it is achieving its goal of becoming a global marketer.

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