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 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 ap·pli·ca·tor n. An instrument for applying something, such as a medication. applicator, n a device for applying medication; usually a slender rod of glass or wood, used with a pledget of cotton on the end. 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 (electronics) push-button - A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed, closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a computer or calculator keyboard and mouse buttons. 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 , 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. and white grub in corn. |
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