Vestaron | Biological Insecticides
Vestaron is a leading pesticide company in peptide-based crop protection. Peptide-based insecticides combine the safety & growth of biologicals with the power of synthetics.
Vestaron rises above the rest to provide growers with the newest formulas and methods. Their scientists use proven neuromuscular targets and build off of what they know works. Our peptides break through current resistance issues. All while offering a great safety profile for workers, plants, and the environment.
Vestaron is changing the idea that you must sacrifice results for the safety benefits of using organics. Their biologicals work! They have made effective biological insecticide formulas made through proprietary peptide expression. Their formulas are made to be soft on crops and honeybees, as well as safe for fish and mammals.
Vestaron’s scientists are the first to pioneer a game-changing new strategy for crop protection. They select peptides that are potent against common bug takeovers. These are chosen from a range of naturally occurring peptides with known insecticidal uses. The formulas are not generally cross-resistant from synthetic insecticides.
They optimize their product formula after a hard process that tests for efficacy and safety. We must also confirm the lack of harm against mammals and vertebrates in general. They insert the genes that encode for the peptide into a yeast strain.
This is part of a fermentation production system. This yields the active ingredient for the formula into a bioinsecticide. The formula can be used in fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and other high-value crops.
Normal synthetic pesticides can offer good efficacy and reliable performance, but they can also have bad impacts to workers and consumers. It also is bad for beneficial organisms and to the environment.
It gets harder to find and produce new synthetic active ingredients. This is due to rising research costs, late-stage failures and hard regulatory hurdles. Current solutions always face pesticide resistance issues.
At Vestaron, they believe that biological peptides are an answer. Vestarons Peptide Empowered pipeline promises continued novel MOAs to reset the resistance clock, re-drugging the industry.
Vestaron Product Preview:
Spear T
Spear-T controls the four major greenhouse pests as efficiently as normal insecticides with the safety and green of organics. This formula has a great safety profile for pollinators and other beneficials. Spear-T also has a short 4-hour restricted-entry interval and 0-day pre-harvest interval.
The combination of these traits makes Spear-T a great new tool for greenhouse and field use pest management. It’s also good as a safe and versatile rotation partner in integrated pest management programs.
Speat T is perfect for use against aphids, spider mites, spotted-winged drosphila, thrips, and whiteflies!
Formula:
- 2% Liquid Concentrate
- GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a
Flexibility:
- 4-hour restricted-entry interval; 0-day pre-harvest interval.
Technology:
A novel MOA that disrupts the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the insect nervous system. It is designed to be non-toxic to humans, other mammals, birds and fish, and safe on beneficials.
Class:
Biological Insecticide/Miticide
Safety:
- Excellent environmental profile.
- Signal word CAUTION
- MRL exempt
Resistance Management:
IRAC Group: 32. A lack of cross resistance makes it a proven rotational partner, for insecticide resistance management programs like neonics.
Spear LEP
Spear-Lep is Vestaron’s newest insecticide for fruits, vegetables, and high-value field crops. It targets lepidopteran pests such as caterpillars, loopers and “worms.” Field trials of Spear-Lep demonstrate results close or better to normal insecticides. With its novel mode of action, Spear-Lep is a valuable new tool for IPM programs.
Class:
- Biological Insecticide
Safety:
- Excellent environmental profile.
- Signal word CAUTION
- MRL exempt
Resistance Management:
IRAC Group: 32. Proven rotational partner, especially with neonics, for insecticide resistance management programs.
Formula:
- 2% Liquid Concentrate
- GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a
Flexibility:
- 4-hour restricted-entry interval; 0-day pre-harvest interval.
Technology:
A novel MOA that disrupts the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the insect nervous system. It’s designed to be non-toxic to humans, other mammals, birds and fish, and safe on beneficials.
Leprotec
Leprotec is a versatile, liquid formula of the lepidopteran active Bt kurstaki strain EVB-113-19. It is an organic insecticide. It may be used in a wide range of crops including outdoor food, non-food and greenhouses.
Use it for control of loopers, worms and other caterpillars. Leprotec is OMRI listed, giving growers the flexibility to use on organic grows.
Leprotec is the ideal partner for use with Vestaron’s Spear-LEP. Leprotec’s disruption of the insect's gut gives way for the Spear peptide to reach target receptors in the nervous system. This leads to insect death and extended residual activity.
Formula:
- Liquid formulation provided in a co-pack with Spear-Lep
Flexibility:
- 4-hour restricted-entry interval
- 0-day pre-harvest interval.
Technology:
A liquid BTk designed to aid in the transport of Spear-Lep to the target receptor.
Class:
- Biological Insecticide
Safety:
- Excellent environmental profile.
- Signal word CAUTION
- MRL Exempt
Resistance Management:
IRAC Group: 11A. Proven rotational partner, especially with neonics, for insecticide resistance management programs.
Vestaron’s Commitment To Sustainability
As leaders in the growth of agricultural environmental science, Vestaron is leading a new, sustainable peptide-based revolution in crop protection. They provide powerful solutions for growers to avoid pesticide resistance without giving up performance or safety. Empowered by peptides for the health of farms, farmers and the planet.
Vestaron’s commitment is critical. So much so that they released their goals for themselves and other agriculture industry members to work toward. They include continuing to bring safe new modes of action to the market quickly. They also aim to increase effective options aside from pesticides, while supporting and growing the honey bee and beneficial insect populations.
Sustainable innovation
Our innovations promote growth through:
- Novel modes of action in the fight against resistance
- Renewable product development using sugars and yeast, not fossil fuels
- Harnessing the power of synthetics with the safety and sustainability of biologicals
Collaboration with Nature
We’re working in collaboration with nature by:
- Developing a peptide-based technology that breaks down to amino acids
- Promoting land use stewardship with softer chemistry
- Being soft on honey bees, mammals, fish and natural enemies of pests
- Targeting only specific pests, protecting beneficial insects and their important impact
- Spreading the Bee Friendly Farming Message and promoting Certification
Farmer empowerment
Products like Vestaron SPEAR®-LEP help control and mediate that population early. Throughout the season you're applying less and spraying less. This leads to less environmental impact to the grow ensuring the highest quality yields.
Check out our blog post to learn more about pest control here! Still have questions? Give us a call at 888-815-9763 and speak with one of our master growers!
