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Article: Coodetec develops biological insecticide.
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- South American Business Information
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- October 7, 2003
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Brazil, Oct 7, 2003 (Gazeta Mercantil/SABI via COMTEX)
Coodetec (Cooperativa Central Agropecuaria de Desenvolvimento Tecnologico e Economico Ltda) from Cascavel (Parana) is developing in laboratory the baculovirus anticarsia - one of the main biological insecticides used to fight the soy worm. The pilot project started this year and the company plans to produce in industrial scale as of 2004. The technique of using the baculovirus in the worm control was discovered by Embrapa Soy in the 80[acute accent]s. According to Embrapa, which receives royalties of ...