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New Silencer® insecticide competes with Matador®
October 27, 2008 Calgary, AB — Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (MANA), announces the registration of Silencer® insecticide for control of a wide spectrum of insects in cereal, oilseed, pulse, fruit and vegetable crops. Silencer contains the same active ingredient as Matador® insecticide, and delivers the same dependable insect control, but at value pricing.
"Silencer is an example of how MANA is bringing more competition to the Canadian marketplace," says Dale Kushner, Canadian Commercial Business Manager for MANA Canada. "Silencer will be available through regular retail channels at a fair price, and without any of the complex bundled pricing packages that some other manufacturers use."
Silencer is in the pyrethroid family, and provides exceptional control at extremely low application rates. With a combination of residual and fast-acting control, Silencer is a highly effective insecticide. It is tankmixable with Horizon® or Achieve® herbicides, or Tilt® propiconazole fungicide. More tank-mix options will be added as part of MANA's rigorous research and development program.
Insects on the Silencer label include grasshoppers, diamondback moth larvae, bertha armyworms, lygus bugs, soybean aphids, Colorado potato beetles, European corn borers, and flea beetles, among others.
Fair Price. Brand Results.
MANA makes sense for growers, for channel partners, for agriculture. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, MANA Canada currently offers nearly 20 branded insecticides, fungicides and herbicides from a portfolio of more than 16 strategic active ingredients – and our product portfolio continues to grow. As the North American arm of the world's largest off-patent manufacturer and seventh largest agrochemical company, MANA provides best-in-class formulations, regulatory capabilities and field research.
MANA is the right crop protection partner because we offer a consistent supply of superior formulations sold at fair prices. Our proven products are efficiently manufactured to the highest standards and value-priced to optimize your farm's profitability potential. Control, consistency and cost are the MANA advantages.