Bayer and Lodi UK are partnering to bring a professional-use cholecalciferol rodenticide, which can be used in open areas and burrows, to the agricultural market this September.
Ken Black, national account manager at Bayer Environmental Science, said, this is the first new product on the market with extensive label usage for a very long time.
He said: “Harmonix Rodent Paste marks a new era in pest control, and we’re really excited to bring it to the market, at a time when anticoagulants resistance and labels on other products are becoming more restrictive.”
Unique formulation
As well as its label advantages, Mr Black said that due to its mode of action and unique formulation, the new solution has many environmental benefits, such as it is not persistent or bioaccumulative in the environment. It also has a stop feeding effect. “Initial research shows that 50% less bait is consumed during a rodent campaign, when using this solution,” he said.
“The stop feeding effect means rodents lose their appetite after a few days, reducing bait intake while offering successful control. This option also has environmental advantages as there’s less rodenticides entering the environment. The rapid control of rodents, and their subsequent loss of appetite, also reduces the risk of disease and damage from the pests, a win-win for everyone.”
“I’m confident that Harmonix Rodent Paste will be the go-to rodenticide, due to its high performing formulation and environmental credentials”.
Roger Simpson, managing director at Lodi UK, is delighted to be partnering Bayer with the launch of the new Harmonix Rodent Paste. “The combination of a new active ingredient together with a highly palatable bait and extensive usage label ensures that British farmers have an exciting new rodenticide to control difficult rodent infestations. As product labels have become more restrictive and challenges have become greater, the new Harmonix rodent paste is a great go-to product for UK agriculture and a new innovative addition to the market leading LODI Gems range of products”.
