Exosect submit additional active ingredient to EU regulators for stored commodity biopesticide

WINCHESTER, U.K. - Jan. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Winchester, UK – Exosect Ltd, a leading provider of enabling technologies, today announced its submission of an Aluminium silicate (Kaolin) dossier to EU regulators as an additional active ingredient in support of its biopesticide formulation (Bb38) for the protection of stored commodities.

At the end of 2014, Exosect submitted a dossier for an isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, to the European Regulatory Authorities to support the approval of the isolate as a mycoinsecticide.

“Kaolin provides synergistic properties when used in combination with other co-formulants for the control of insect pests found in grain stores” comments Rob Cannings, Exosect’s Business Development Director. He continues “Whilst Kaolin is already registered as a repellent for use in plant protection products, this recent discovery demonstrates that Kaolin has a control effect when used in this formulation”.

Under the EU plant protection products regulation 1107/2009EC, all ingredients that claim control have to have separate approvals issued for use. Exosect has secured patent approval for its new biopesticide in the UK in 2014 and other territories are expected soon.

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Notes to Editors

Entostat is an electrostatically charged micro-powder. A leading variant of Entostat is based on a carnauba wax blend that is chemically inert.

This variant of Entostat is sustainably harvested from the Brazilian Carnauba palm, Copernica martius (Palmae). Other variants include a range of natural and synthetic waxes and polymers.

Entostat is a non-hygroscopic electrostatic micro-powder that can be produced in a range of sizes and shapes. It can be formulated to microencapsulate synthetic active ingredients offering release retardation and to support biological active ingredients on its surface by electrostatic attraction.

Entostat readily gains an electrostatic charge, consequently it adheres to a range of surfaces including, grains and seeds, insects & animals and building fabrics.

It therefore has the potential to deliver active ingredients at a reduced application rate with equivalent or improved efficacy.

About Exosect

Exosect was launched in 2001 to develop proprietary platforms technologies, initially for agriculture.

The company has developed an in-depth knowledge and extensive patent portfolio of the platforms as targeted delivery mechanisms for a range of active ingredients, biological and synthetic.

Today, the technology is enabling our partners across a range of sectors to realise the efficient delivery of their active ingredients, helping them to overcome issues such as pest resistance, regulatory controls and residues within the food chain.

Exosect is focussed on the Agriculture, Public Health and Animal Health sectors.