Exosex CM, the active mating disruption product manufactured by pest management provider Exosect, has been licensed for use in Greece with Intrachem Hellas.
Exosex CM, an innovative eco-friendly active mating disruption solution, is used to control the population of codling moth, a destructive global pest of top fruit.
Nicos Grammaticakis, managing director of Intrachem Hellas, said: “We are delighted to bring to our Greek market an innovative mating disruption system in Exosect’s Exosex CM product.
“[It] will enhance our product range as well as support our philosophy to offer a robust Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme and importantly provide support to growers for whom pesticide residue levels are a key issue.”
Exosect’s orchard and vine product manager Alison Tod explained the significance of this joint co-operation. She said: “It’s always exciting to launch into new territories and Intrachem Hellas, our partner in Greece, is particularly experienced in IPM.
“Our Exosex CM mating disruption system offers Intrachem a key component to offer growers a perfect IPM season-long package that will go a long way to reducing pesticide residues.”
Exosex CM can be used to support conventional and organic spray programmes to reduce pest damage and can also be used over time to support a reduction in the use of chemical spraying with its attendant risk of residues in the fruit at harvest.
It is already licensed for use in the UK, New Zealand, Belgium and Italy.