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• The CedarCide story: Nature's Own Repellent
• Fermented Bacteria Products New Insect Control     

The CedarCide story: Nature's Own Repellent

The CedarCide story: Nature's Own Repellent They grow tall; obtaining heights of up to 100 feet and, if undisturbed, will live as long as 1,000 to 2,000 years.The tree is the Texas Juniper. Juniperus Virginiana, one of several species if cedar, is commonly found in the state of Texas.Locally referred to as “Texas Juniper,” it is the closest relative of the magnificent Cedars of Lebanon.What is extinct in that country flourishes in this nations second largest state. Cedar has been used for centuries to build ships, furniture, tools, and structures.The reddish-brown, fragrant wood is long lasting and resists attacks by insects; it’s strong scent repels them. Cedar has long been used as an insect repellent.Cedar needles were rubbed all over the body to provide insect relief.Early settlers used cedar to build their log cabins and realized the cedar sawdust was a commodity well worth capturing for use on dirt floors as an insect deterrent.Cedar sawdust was used as a insulator between ice blocks to keep the ice from melting.It’s capability to swell to 125% when wet helped create an insulating barrier. The use of cedar as a repellent was developed commercially in 1997, but only after years of lobbying the EPA.Finally, in 1996, the EPA adopted a minimum risk pesticide ruling.It was responding to society’s increasing demand for more natural and benign methods of pest controls.With this ruling, CedarCide went into production.Technology was developed to further refine and test this dynamic product. Two CedarCide product classifications, granular and powder were created.CedarCide products are made from the lower cutting of the juniper tree, which contains the highest content of cedar oil, the ingredient responsible for CedarCides’ unequaled performance.The process reduces whole logs to a granular media without creating waste.No by-products or mill excess is used in the manufacture of CedarCide products. Natural pesticides have been proven to work for many years, garlic, vinegar, and citrus oil to name a few.The concept is the same, all insects breathe through their bodies, and the scent of these pesticides will impair their mental faculties.Therefore, they avoid contact with this natural repellent.It is impossible to eradicate all insects; they are always looking for a better place to live.By taking away their comfort level, insects will leave and not return.Then the war on bugs has been won! That’s why CedarCide is the answer.It doesn’t leach down, it is very slow to decompose, and every time it gets wet and swells, the drying action reactivates the scent by surfacing more cedar oil.CedarCide products promote natural alternatives to conventional insecticides proven to work for thousands of years.

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Fermented Bacteria Products New Insect Control

Fermented Bacteria Products New Insect Control This article first appeared in The Western Producer on June 28, 2001 and is reprinted here with permission. By Ian Bell Brandon Bureau, Western Producer A scientist working with Eli Lilly and Co. made an interesting discovery while vacationing in the Caribbean in 1982. The scientist visited a rum distillery and noted the absence of bugs in the soil around the still. Soil samples were taken for testing and it was learned that bacteria in the soil were acting as a natural insecticide. Eli Lilly and Co., a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, knew that it had found something important. The information was passed on the Elanco, which was then Eli Lilly’s crop protection division.Dow bought it in 1998. Following more than 10 years of testing and development, a new product named Success was registered in the United States in 1997.The active ingredient was Spinosad, produced by fermenting the naturally occurring bacteria discovered by the Eli Lilly scientist. Success is now registered in the U.S. by Dow AgroSciences for use in more than 170 different crops. This year, Success 480 SC was registered for use in Canada to control oblique banded leafrollers in apples. Dow AgroSciences spokesperson Stan Audette said the company wants to register Success for other Canadian crops, such as diamondback moth larvae in canola and the Colorado potato beetle. Dow AgroSciences describes Success 480 SC as the first product in a new class of insect control known as naturalytes. According to Dow AgroSciences, they are as safe for the environment and humans as biological products such as Bt. Bt is a soil-borne bacterium used to combat the European corn borer. Larry Robinson, customer agronomist for Dow AgroSciences, said Success doesn’t harm beneficial insects such as ladybird beetles, lacewings, true bugs, spiders, and predatory mites.Those insects can help prevent the buildup of nuisance insects. Sunlight helps Success break down in the soil within a couple of days, alleviating the potential for accumulation in the soil. The company said Spinosad does not leach through the soil into ground water and does not persist in the environment. In a news release, Dow AgroSciences noted that naturalytes are a effective or better than conventional insecticides. Their unique mode of action makes them an ideal foundation for integrated pest management, Robinson said. The lack of cross-resistance also makes the product legal for managing pesticide resistance, he said.In 1999, Dow AgroSciences was awarded the U.S. President’s Green Chemistry Award for developing the new class of chemistry.

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