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Article: Dow Agrosciences and BIOTICA Technology Ltd. Announce Research Agreement.
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- December 9, 1999
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INDIANAPOLIS and CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow AgroSciences LLC and BIOTICA Technology Ltd. today announced a two-year research agreement that may lead to additional uses of spinosad, an insect control product.
Spinosad is derived through the fermentation of a naturally occurring organism. It controls a variety of insect pests, including caterpillars, thrips, flies, drywood termites, and some beetles. Trademarks in the United States containing the active ingredient spinosad include Tracer* Naturalyte* insect control, Success* Naturalyte insect control, SpinTor* Naturalyte insect control and Conserve* insect control.
Under the terms of ...