High success rate for Counter Internationally

Press, 21 February 1986, Page 19

High success rate for Counter Internationally

conducted by the US Department of Agriculture and reported in the June 1982 issue of the Journal of Economic Entomology, Counter was shown to be the most effective rootworm insecticide at all stages of rootworm development. In actual field use, where performance really counts, Counter has become the most widely accepted insecticide used by thousands of corn growers, planting millions of acres annually and reaping consistently superior yields. Counter’s Advantages A major advantage is the choice which Counter provides of

COUNTER performance in both conventional and conservation tillage for corn in the US has been proven year after year since 1975 in tests by many of the main agricultural universities. U.S. Tests Tests and recommendations from universities, including the University of Illinois, lowa State, South Dakota State, Purdue, Pennsylvania State, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated that Counter provides the best overall com rootworm control of any insecticide tested. Further, the tests

allowing either < banded or seed-fur- 1 row application. Ap- < plied either way it is 1 safe for seed and con- < trols the same broad spectrum of corn < pests at one low rate. US research has found there is no : known insect resistance to Counter. US tests by 35 universities in nine states compared Counter with seven insecticide products available. It consistently outperformed all the others. It performed best on rootworm suppression, in autumn planted com, regardless of when corn was planted, and had root ratings better than the economic damage threshold 94% of the time. No other insecticide could deliver that kind

of consistent performance. Counter has been tested in many different situations worldwide. Tests in France It outperformed other products in use with sugar beet to combat wire worm in France and on a wide range of other insects including arthropods, weevils, aphids, nematodes and springtails. It worked better than other chemicals against frit fly in maize in Switzerland as well as against nematodes in maize. It dealt better than any other chemical with insects infesting cotton in tests in India as well as against cotton aphids in Brazil.

Reported overseas data. Refer to label for approved New Zealand uses.

Counter comes through with flying colours In the UK it was tested against aphids in potatoes and came out with flying colours. Root maggots also succumbed in tests on cauliflowers in the UK. These are only a small sample of the total range of pests against which it has been tried in a variety of crops in countries all over the world. Counter offers higher yields from a wide range of crops around the world by dealing effectively with the pests which can cause major economic damage.