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FMC Agricultural Solutions has launched in Brazil its new biological insecticide named Helicovex based on Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus in a recent trade fair, to control the corn earworm (Helicoverpa armigera), a plague that has generated billionaire losses in the last crop season in the country and is still present over the fields.

Helicovex enters the FMC portfolio combined with other recognized insecticides in the market and contributes for the effective control of the plague. FMC insecticide manager, Adriano Roland, explains that the company "has invested in this 'war' against Helicoverpa armigera since the beginning. And today, the farmer can rely on a more balanced and effective management in the field. ".

Known as NPV (Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus), the baculovirus is efficient to control the corn earworm with selectivity. It acts through ingestion, reacting with alkaline PH of the plague's digestive system. When the system is infected, it would be led to death. "After the colonization of caterpillar cells, there is a disruption of the integument that releases the virus through the leaves, contaminating other caterpillars that would be fed," explains Roland.

Because it is biological product, Helicovex needs to be maintained at a low temperature in a refrigerated compartment in order to maintain the quality.

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