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InsectiGen's Products and Lines
of Business
InsectiGen's business
foundation is the commercialization of its
expertise and demonstrated ability to produce
economically viable biopesticide products and
services.
There are several different
pest control strategies including chemical
sprays, genetically conferred plant protection
traits and bio-control agents such as
insecticides or mosquitocides. Chemical sprays
predominate in the market because they are
highly effective and economically viable. The
leading crop protection strategy is transferring
genes to plants for the expression of proteins
(toxins) that kill specific insects that consume
the plant material, but are non-toxic to other
species that eat the plant. The most widely
cultivated “transgenic” plants in the market are
those using the insecticidal proteins expressed
by genes derived from the common soil bacterium
Bacillus thuringiensis, commonly referred to as
Bt. The bio-control strategy involves the
application of biopesticides. These products
are highly desirable because they are
environmentally friendly and are not toxic to
humans and other vertebrate animals.
Bt is also the leading
biopesticide alternative to the use of chemicals
to control mosquitoes and the gypsy moth. Bt is
the biopesticide of choice for government
regulators. Its combined efficacy and
specificity against these high value pests and
lack of activity against mammals makes it the
preferred option of many producers and
government agencies. In addition, its use is on
the rise due to the increasing incidences of
mosquito-vectored human disease and spreading
deforestation due to the gypsy moth.
InsectiGen's technology
focuses on improving the performance of Bt
toxins against high value plant pests and
mosquito-vectored human disease.
Our business operations are
aligned into two areas:
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Biopesticide
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Crop Protection
Traits |
Lines of
Business
Our current products include:
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BtBooster™
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Products
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