AMVAC Chemical Corporation enters into an agreement with Syngenta Crop Protection to supply Force[R] 3G corn soil insecticide for use through AMVAC's SmartBox[R] system beginning in the 2004 season.AMVAC Chemical Corporation enters into an agreement with Syngenta Crop Protection to supply Force[R] 3G corn soil insecticide in·sec for use through AMVAC's SmartBox[R] system beginning in the 2004 season. AMVAC's SmartBox is a closed handling system that combines precision insecticide application with reduced applicator exposure. Its 50-pound returnable containers eliminate the need to open, pour and dispose of bags, which reduces the risk of skin contact and inhalation. It features in-cab push-button insecticide control, monitoring and data recordkeeping capabilities. The SmartBox can be easily fitted on all major brands of planters. Force 3G is a leading corn soil insecticide manufactured and marketed by Syngenta for the control of corn rootworm, wireworm wireworm, elongate, cylindrical larva of the click beetle. Most wireworms are hard and brown, but members of some species are soft and whitish. Wireworms live in rotten wood or in the ground and feed on roots and seeds, injuring potatoes, grasses, and a wide variety of leguminous field crops. They live for 2 to 10 years before pupating in the ground or in wood., cutworm cutworm, name for the larvae of many moths of the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). These larvae, or caterpillars, feed at night on the stems and roots of young plants, often cutting them off near the surface of the ground. They hide in soil by day. They attack a wide variety of field crops in low-lying areas; an average cutworm feeding on corn consumes 65 sq in. (410 sq cm) of foliage during its development. Most species pupate (see insect) underground. and white grub grub: see larva. in corn.
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