MOI-201 Insecticide Julie Versman, VP Marketing
Founded 2006 by Pam Marrone, Davis CA Natural products that focus on unmet needs for weed, pest and plant disease management. Product discovery from 1) in-house screening 2) in-licensing A rich pipeline of products in development with applications for specialty crops Marrone Organic Innovations
Source: plant extracts from Asia; used for many years as a medicinal compound Target Pests: Sucking and chewing insects Mode of Action: Unknown; Different than pyrethrum or neem Mortality by both feeding and contact in hrs Biodegradable; 7-14 day spray intervals Global registration in progress Territory: MOI has license in NAFTA MOI-201 Insecticide Overview
MOI 201 Insecticide Warehouse with Locust Seeds Extracted Insecticidal Compounds Sophora tree
Lab & Greenhouse Efficacy
Field Data (Asia) Ectropis obliqua (Tea Caterpillar) Trial Percent Control (%) Dose (Fold dilution) Days After Treatment % AI (before dilution) for MOI 201 No significant difference from es-fenvalerate
Field Data (Asia) - Ectropis obliqua (Tea Caterpillar) TreatmentsDilution2 DAT7 DAT14 DAT 0.6% AI % % % Esfenvalerate 5 EC Untreated check Water000 Percent Mortality
Field Data (Asia) - Plutella xylostella (Cabbage) Treatment DAT UntreatedRates a Success1.0L/ha e Polycron1.0L/ha c Cyhalothrin0.5L/ha b MOI % d MOI % d MOI % e MOI % e Cumulative DBM larvae/10 Plants MOI 201 rates are percent of 0.6% AI
Registration may be biochemical (BPPD) or chemical (RD) depending on mode of action Registered in China and a few other Asian countries 6 pack End Product done (0.6 and 2.4% AI) - no issues 6-pack on TGAI completed; no issues Ecotox in progress - no issues thus far Target EPA submission date – 1 st half 2009 Regulatory/Toxicology
Ornamentals - whitefly, thrip, mealybug, aphid, mites Vegetables - whitefly, aphid, mite, cucumber beetle, caterpillar Fruit/vines - caterpillars, plum curculio, mites, aphids, mealybug Turf: grub, webworms, chinch bugs Row crops: soybean and cotton aphid Potential IR-4 projects
MOI-201 Insecticide Julie Versman, VP Marketing