IPM Essen’s global stage

16 March 2017

The world’s leading horticultural trade fair – IPM Essen 2017 did not disappoint attracting 57,000 visitors from 45 nations.

A truly global arena to showcase new and recent additions to the Biobest portfolio, the new biofungicide ASPERELLO T34 Biocontrol. Containing the beneficial fungus Trichoderma asperellum T34, it offers outstanding biological protection against root diseases such as Pythium and Fusarium.

Newly registered in France, Belgium and the Netherlands to control Fusarium oxysporum in ornamentals, ASPERELLO T34 has also gained approval in these countries to control Pythium in tomato, sweet pepper and aubergine crops.
Also attracting plenty of interest from ornamental growers was Dyna-Mite® G-System. Containing the fast acting, voracious predatory mite Euseius gallicus, this unique system protects roses from thrips, whitefly and spider mite.

Based on press materials: Biobest Belgium NV

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