Product Portfolio 2015 where Nature leads Innovation 2 Andermatt Biocontrol – your partner for sustainable agriculture Madex, the first product to be launched by Andermatt Our outstanding standards of quality and our permanent Biocontrol, became in 1988 the first product worldwide focus on customer’s satisfaction mean that we continue to based on a granulovirus. Since then it has been the goal ensure the high Swiss quality of our products. With the aid of Andermatt Biocontrol to replace chemical pesticides of our own research and development department we are with good biological products such as microbial products constantly improving our products and knowhow. and beneficial organisms. We are distributing our own manufactured products as The company has achieved to become one of the leading well as some high-quality trade products all over the world biological plant protection companies worldwide. For the to more than 150 distributors. With some of them we have Swiss market, Andermatt Biocontrol has registered dozens been maintaining good business relations for more than of biocontrol products from different suppliers and is dis- 20 years! tributing them successfully in Switzerland. Andermatt Biocontrol is embedded in the family- and Key expertise of Andermatt Biocontrol is the development employee-owned Andermatt Holding, which has some of new products based on baculoviruses and beneficial 200 highly motivated employees. We are absolutely con- insects. Through the acquisition of the company Topcat, a vinced about the advantages of biocontrol and would be comprehensive knowhow for the development of mouse pleased to demonstrate our products and solutions to you traps was adopted and developed further. and your clients. Yours sincerely Dr. Isabel Andermatt and Dr. Martin Andermatt 3 Structure of the Andermatt Holding Andermatt Biocontrol is the biggest company within the family- and employee-owned Andermatt Holding. Around 140 employees are working at Andermatt Biocontrol. The company owns shares of several other companies listed below: Andermatt Holding entomos www. biocontrol.ch www.­biogarten.ch www.­biovet.ch www.entomos.ch www.service-ag.ch GmbH Germany 100% topcat GmbH Switzerland Germany Holland Brazil South Africa Canada France Austria Germany South Africa Germany 100% 100% 100% 100% 61% 60% 60% 33% 24% 20% 10% 4 Index Baculoviruses Bio-Fungicides 6 Characteristics of baculoviruses 27 AmyProtec 42 7 Our baculovirus products 28 Eco-77 8 Testimonials 9 Helicovex Biostimulants / Bioinnoculants 10 Spexit 29 Eco-T 11 Littovir 30 Eco-Rhiz Soya 12 Exilon 31 Eco-Rhiz Lucerne 13 Loopex 32 RhizoVital 14 Madex 33 Testimonials 15 Madex Max, Madex Plus, Madex Top 16 Madex Twin Entomopathogenic nematodes 17 Capex 34 Entomopathogenic nematodes 18 Cryptex 34 AquaNemix 2% 19 Neodiprion abietis NPV 20 Lymantria dispar MNPV Beneficial insects 36 Beneficial insects and insect feed Bio-Insecticide (Beauveria bassiana) 21 Eco-Bb Commercial products 37 Fenicur Monitoring systems / Mass trapping systems 37 Pyrethrum FS 22 Rebell – coloured sticky traps 37 Quassan 23 PheroNorm Who is who Rodent control 38 Our technical support 24 topcat – The vole trap. 25 standby – The vole fence. 26 topsnap – The indoor-mousetrap. 5 Novelties Eco-Bb page21 Entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria bassiana) for the control of agricultural insect and mite pests. Eco-77 page28 Biological fungicide (Trichoderma harzianum) for plant wound protection and the control of pathogens like Botrytis. Eco-T page29 Biostimulating microbial fertilizer (Trichoderma harzianum) for a larger, healthier and more effective root system. Eco-Rhiz Soya page 30 Effective Rhizobium inoculant (Bradyrhizobium japonicum) for optimum nitrogen fixation in soy. Eco-Rhiz Lucerne page31 Effective Rhizobium inoculant (Sinorhizobium meliloti) for optimum nitrogen fixation in lucerne. 6 Baculoviruses Characteristics of baculoviruses What are baculoviruses? CHARACTERISTICS Baculoviruses are natural pathogens of insects, mainly lepidopteran species. Baculoviruses consist of one or sev - ✔ Highly effective eral virions, which contain the viral DNA. These virions are ✔ Residue - free encapsulated in a protein occlusion body, which protects ✔ the virus from destructive influences in the environment. Safe Granuloviruses are rod - shaped and normally contain a ✔ Selective single virion. Nucleopolyhedroviruses are bigger and con - tain mostly several virions. Baculoviruses are safe Baculoviruses only occur in arthropod species and gener- ally have a narrow host range. Beneficial insects such as bees, bumble bees, predatory mites, and parasitoids are not harmed. Aquatic species, birds, mammals and humans are not affected. Baculoviruses do not produce toxins or secondary compounds. How do baculoviruses work? Baculoviruses must be ingested by the insect larvae. The protein capsules get dissolved and release the virions, which infect the insects midgut cells. After infecting the midgut cells, other host cells get infected. A few days later, the larvae are killed, and millions of new viruses are released into the environment. ingestion of occluded viruses by the larvae death of the larvae and releasing of occluded viruses to the environment dissolving of protein capsule in the midgut, releasing of virions virions infect the larvae forming of new through the midgut cells occluded viruses virus replication inside the host and infection of new host cells 7 Our baculovirus products We offer a broad range of plant protection CHARACTERISTICS pro ducts based on baculoviruses against a range of pest insects. ✔ Compatible ✔ Stable The use of baculoviruses against insect pests offers ✔ • highly effective control Ready - to - use • an innovative control method • cost - effective control • residue - free production • safe application for the user and the environment Andermatt Biocontrol baculoviruses can easily be com - Our baculovirus products are approved and listed for the bined with other plant protection products. Our baculovi- use in organic farming in many countries. We received ruses are formulated into a stable and highly concentrated certificates from the Research Institute of Organic Agri- product, which is ready - to - use. culture (FiBL), SGS, BFA, BioGro New Zealand, and others. All our baculovirus products are manufactured in our pro - We also offer unformulated raw material. duction facilities in Switzerland. We conduct laboratory bioassays of each product batch, to verify the activity in comparison to a reference virus sample of confirmed high virulence. Each batch is proven to be free of relevant human pathogens and proven not to exceed microbial contamination thresholds, as defined by the directives of plant protection registrations in each country. 8 Baculoviruses Testimonials CABASC, Spain Desde que uso Spexit he podido espaciar los tratamientos químicos para gusano obteniendo las mismas eficacias y asegurándome una menor carga de residuos químicos a la vez que no daño los auxiliares para control de mosca blanca y trips. Country, region Since using Spexit, I was able to reduce the chemical treatments against Spo- Almería (Spain) doptera exigua whilst maintaining the same efficacy and assuring less chemical residues. At the same time beneficial insects for the control of white flies and Crops produced thrips are not harmed. Pepper var. California Francisco Javier Fernández Gutiérrez de Berja FINAGRICOLA, Italy Littovir has become the key product in our S podoptera littoralis control strategy. Country, region Italy Crops produced Lettuce Kleppe S.A., Argentina We have been using Madex in our Gaucho apples and pears for 3 years. Madex has become a key element for controlling codling moth in a challeng- ing Argentine environment, with very good results and without residues. For sure, Madex helps us to market our Gaucho brand in more than 35 countries in 4 continents. Country, region Argentina Ing. Agr. Juan José Iuorno, Head of production Kleppe S.A. Crops produced Apples and pears 9 HELICOVEX Pest PRODUCT-FACTS The cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and other Helicoverpa species belong to the most damaging pests of Against economic importance on a global level. They are predomi - African cotton bollworm nant in a large range of open-field crops, but also cause (Helicoverpa armigera) and other severe damage in protected crops. They are known to Helicoverpa species gradually develop resistance against several chemical sub - stances. The larvae are extremely polyphagous and feed Active ingredient on many different plant structures including stems, leaves, Helicoverpa armigera flower heads and fruits. Moths are known to migrate over nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) long distances. Formulation type Product Suspension concentrate Helicovex is a tool for efficient and sustainable control of the cotton bollworm and other Helicoverpa species Concentration such as Helicoverpa zea or Helicoverpa punctigera. The 7.5 × 10¹² NPV/liter virus kills young instars (L1 – L3) and infects older larvae. Considering its favourable toxicological and residue-free Standard dosage profile, Helicovex is well suited for organic and integrated 50 – 200 ml per ha (depending on the crop) plant protection strategies and resistance management programs. Crops Soybean, tomato, sweet pepper, maize, sweet maize, cotton, bean, tobacco, citrus, cucurbit, garlic, groundnut, lettuce, onion, pineapple, potato, stone fruit, sunflower, barley, wheat and many others 10 Baculoviruses SPEXIT Pest PRODUCT-FACTS The beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)