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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  EPA approves Regent for Southeast corn
“Regent gives corn growers in the Southeast proven, broad-spectrum pest control, with the flexibility of mixing Regent with liquid pop-up fertilizers to provide their crop with a solid foundation,” said Neil Bentley, BASF corn insecticide market manager.
Regent is a soil insecticide that offers complete corn protection, controlling pests like southern, western and northern corn rootworm, wireworm and early-season European corn borer.
In addition, Regent controls a number of secondary corn pests, including common stalk borer, seed corn maggot, seed corn beetle, chinch bug grubs and thrips.
southeastfarmpress.com /news/farming_epa_approves_regent/index.html   (492 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Regent (insecticide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Regent is a trademark for a broad spectrum systemic insecticide containing the active ingredient fipronil.
It is being studied for use against lygus bug on cotton and thrips in vegetables.
Regent is effective against a variety of pests, but there are increasing concerns about its environmental and human health effects.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Regent-(insecticide)   (301 words)

  
 IPM : Publications : Insect Management & Insecticide Evaluations, Illinois 1996
A trial to determine the efficacy of the soil applied insecticide Regent, manufactured by Rhone-Poulenc, for control of corn rootworm (CRW) larvae and first generation European corn borer (ECB) was conducted at Urbana, Illinois in 1997.
One treatment of Regent 80WG was applied as a broadcast spray at a rate of 0.13 lb(AI)/A over a 4-row area with a CO back-pack sprayer system calibrated to deliver 13 gpa at 22 psi.
Eight of the 15, Regent treatments (Table 5.5) had a mean percentage of the plants with ECB cavities significantly lower than that of the untreated controls 67.5%.
www.ipm.uiuc.edu /pubs/evaluations_1996/crw_borer.html   (1530 words)

  
 Regent Palace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the case of Finland and Hungary, military officers served as regents in the absence of a monarch, while in Iceland, the regent represented the King of Denmark as sovereign of Iceland until the country became a republic in 1944.
Occasionally, the term regent refers to positions lower than the ruler of a country; for instance, some university managers in North America are called regents.
Prince Regent in the UK This title is normally associated with King George IV of the United Kingdom, who held it during the incapacity of his father, King George III (see Regent for other regents).
www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/74/regent-palace.html   (664 words)

  
 SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
With the registration of Regent® TS insecticide, a new corn seed treatment with the active ingredient fipronil, corn growers in the United States have access to an important new tool to protect their crops from key insect pests.
Regent TS is a water-based formulation that should be applied in a slurry based at the labeled use rate of two ounces per 100 pounds of seed.
Regent TS may be applied with other registered corn seed treatment materials including fungicides, micronutrients and plant growth regulators and should be professionally applied using seed treating equipment that delivers accurate application and coverage.
www.seedquest.com /News/releases/2005/october/13748.htm   (400 words)

  
 Regent (insecticide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Regent is effective against a variety of pests, but there are increasing concerns about its environmental and human healtheffects.
Its use has become problematic in France, where it has been consideredresponsible for the drop in bee population, after bees became disoriented and unable toreturn to their hives.
It is also acomponent of the trademark insecticide Frontline or Top Spot, which is used for flea, tick,and mite control.
www.therfcc.org /regent-insecticide--136203.html   (255 words)

  
 Corn rootworm insecticide consistency
In all tests, insecticides went head-to-head in their ability to protect corn roots from corn rootworm larval injury.
Regent (fipronil), a product of Rhone-Poulenc, is in a new family of insecticides called phenylpyrazoles.
In 1996 and 1997 Regent 80WG and other labeled insecticides were evaluated in six tests where corn rootworm feeding pressures ranged from moderately heavy (check = 4.5) to light (check = 3.5).
www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/icm/1998/2-16-1998/crwconsist.html   (972 words)

  
 Knowledge King - Regent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Occasionally, the term regent refers to positions lower than the ruler of a country; for instance, some university managers are called regents.
It should be noted that those who held a regency briefly, for example during surgery, are not necessarily listed, particularly if they performed no official acts; this list is also not complete.
Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, while living in exile, self-declared Regent for his nephew Louis XVII of France after the 1793 guillotining of King Louis XVI.
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/r/re/regent.html   (244 words)

  
 Insecticide Ban as Billions of Bees Die BENOIT HOPQUIN / Le Monde (France) 4mar04
Regent is a soil insecticide that offers complete corn protection, controlling pests such as rootworm, wireworm and early-season European corn borer, Lee noted.
In addition, Regent controls a number of secondary corn pests, including common stalk borer, seed corn maggot, seed corn beetle, chinch bug grubs and thrips.
Fipronil, the active ingredient in Regent, is a broad-spectrum insecticide from the new chemistry class of phenyl pyrazoles.
www.mindfully.org /Pesticide/2004/Fipronil-Kills-Bees4mar04.htm   (1353 words)

  
 F26.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Granular insecticide formulations were applied with modified Noble™ metering units mounted on a specially-adapted Kinze™ 4-row corn planter.
A CO -powered backpack canister sprayer system was used to deliver liquid insecticide applications directly into the furrow using a microtube (mtube) at volumes of 1, 1.5, 2, and 4 gpa.
Banded insecticide treatments were applied in an 18-cm swath over the open seed furrow in front of furrow-closing wheels (T-band), and were incorporated by the wheels and drag chains.
www.entsoc.org /Protected/AMT/amt1999/F026.html   (370 words)

  
 BASF Agricultural Products - Regent Insecticide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Regent is highly effective against target pests at very low doses-4.16 fluid ounces per acre (based on 30-inch rows).
Regent is the ONLY corn soil insecticide on the market that controls corn rootworm, first-generation European corn borer, wireworm, seed corn maggots, seed corn beetles, white grubs, common stalk borer, thrips and chinch bugs with just one at-plant application.
Regent is the product of choice for resistance management because it attacks the European corn borer with a mode of action different than Bt.
www.regentinsecticide.com /products/ProductsMore.asp?ProductID=52&   (5539 words)

  
 Regent - Art History Online Reference and Guide
It was the Polish primate (religion) who served as a regent, known at that time as an interrex (ruler between kings).
Philippe II of Orléans (1715-1723), during the minority of Louis XV; often called "the Regent", since he was the last regent of France.
Cardinal Cisneros, twice regent of Spain in the late 15th and early 16th century.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Regent   (597 words)

  
 insecticide and related terminology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jump to: navigation, search Insecticide application by crop spraying An insecticide is a pesticide whose purpose is to kill or to prevent the...
An insecticide dust is not to be confused with a wettable powder or granule.
Insecticide at Ag-Chemicals.Com Menu index fertilizer fertilizers ag chemicals agricultural chemicals farm chemicals pesticide herbicide fungicide insecticide micronutrients micronutrient...
www.thetermitesite.com /terms/insecticide/index.htm   (294 words)

  
 Corn Plant Insect ID Guide — Find Insecticides for Insect Control — BASF Agricultural Products
Some pests, such as wireworms and white grubs, can't be effectively controlled after planting.
Where these problems occur, the use of a labeled, at-planting soil insecticide is required.
Finally, if you suspect a serious insect problem, treat your field immediately.
www.agproducts.basf.com /information/insect-id-guide.asp   (159 words)

  
 Regent 80WG: A Wise Insecticide Choice for Corn Rootworm Protection?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On November 14, 1997, Regent 80WG was approved by the EPA for use in field corn.
Although many insecticides had less than optimal performances last season, the lack of root protection afforded by Regent was particularly acute.
We believe that Regent 80WG is very susceptible to performance problems when densities of corn rootworm larvae result in root injury in the 4.0-or-greater range on the Iowa State root-rating scale.
www.ag.uiuc.edu /cespubs/pest/articles/v9725f.html   (365 words)

  
 Overwintered Boll Weevil Control   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While protecting early fruit and lessening the impact of latter infestations it is also important not to cause secondary problems by destroying beneficial insects as lady bug.
Regent 2.5 EC at 0.038 ai/AC (1.94oz/AC), and 0.05ai/AC (2.56 oz/AC), or Vydate 3.76 C-LV 0.25 ai/AC (8oz/AC).
Though plots were large (26.6' by 300') insecticide treatments may have influenced the untreated plots due to the clumped distribution and movement of the cotton boll weevil in the test area.
lubbock.tamu.edu /ipm/AgWeb/r_and_d/cotton/1999/Hockley/overwinteredweevil.htm   (644 words)

  
 Regent Palace London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the case of Finland and Hungary, military officers served as regents in the absence of a monarch, while in Iceland, the regent represented the King of Denmark as sovereign ofIceland until the country became a republic in 1944.
It was the Polish primate(religion) who served as a regent, known at that time as an interrex (rulerbetween kings).
In Indonesia, the term regent is used in English tomean a bupati or local government official.
www.referenceresearch.com /some/46732-regent-palace-london.html   (848 words)

  
 AgriMarketing.com
BASF, Research Triangle Park, N.C., announces that its Regent® 4SC insecticide was recently registered in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.
"Regent gives corn growers in the Southeast proven, broad-spectrum pest control, with the flexibility of mixing Regent with liquid pop-up fertilizers to provide their crop with a solid foundation," said Neil Bentley, BASF corn insecticide market manager.
Regent is a soil insecticide that offers complete corn protection, controlling pests like southern, western and northern corn rootworm, wireworm and early-season European corn borer.
www.agrimarketing.com /show_story.php?id=23224   (117 words)

  
 Regent Yield Trials   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Studies with Regent insecticide were conducted in 1998 and in 1999 and in each case the plots that had Regent applied produced nine to ten bushels more per acre.
Since that time we have continued to use Regent insecticide on many of our acres.
Several producers were interested in our Regent results, therefore we evaluated three hybrids in 2002 both with and without Regent.
webclass.lakeland.cc.il.us /mniemerg/regent_yield_trials.htm   (64 words)

  
 IPM : Publications : Insect Management & Insecticide Evaluations, Illinois 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A trial to determine the efficacy of the soil applied insecticide Regent, manufactured by Rhone-Poulenc, for control of corn rootworm (CRW) larvae and first-generation European corn borer (ECB), was conducted at Urbana, Illinois in 1998.
In general the Regent treatments were significantly different from the untreated control with respect to root ratings and ECB damage.
Planting-time microtube liquid treatments of Regent 4SC 0.13 lb (AI)/acre, Regent 4SC 0.13 lb (AI)/acre + Fertilizer (10-34-0) and Regent 80WG 0.13 lb (AI)/acre were applied using microtubes directed into the furrow and calibrated to deliver 1.01 gallon per acre (gpa) to 4.7 gpa at 3.0 mph (Table 6.2).
www.ipm.uiuc.edu /pubs/evaluations_1998/rootworm-n-borer.html   (1908 words)

  
 Learn more about Regent (insecticide) in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Learn more about Regent (insecticide) in the online encyclopedia.
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
For example, cockroach and ant control under the trade names Goliath and Nexa, Chipco Choice for golf courses and commercial turf.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/re/regent__insecticide_.html   (348 words)

  
 Priced to compete
Counter insecticide, which is in its first year in the BASF stable, “continues to be the standard for consistent top corn rootworm control,” says Kent Stickler, corn marketing manager for BASF.
He says that Warrior insecticide saw more use last year where secondary insects were a problem, including as lower-rate in-furrow applications to control wireworm under special labels in several Midwest states.
As corn rootworm insecticide manufacturers position their products for 2001, they have their eyes on 2002, when Pioneer and Monsanto expect to introduce the first corn rootworm-resistant hybrids.
www.farmindustrynews.com /mag/farming_priced_compete/index.html   (2115 words)

  
 regent insecticide : The Termite Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A: Regent® is the only corn soil insecticide that provides control of corn rootworm...
BASF's Regent TS insecticide receives registration in the United States - New corn seed treatment targets key pests Research Triangle Park, North Carolina October 6, 2005 With the...
REGENT INSECTICIDE YIELD TRIAL Studies with Regent insecticide were conducted in 1998 and in 1999 and in each case the plots that had Regent applied produced nine to ten bushels more per acre...
www.thetermitesite.com /terms/insecticide/regent-insecticide.htm   (256 words)

  
 Progressive Farmer: Regent insecticide expecting 1999 label   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co.'s new Regent 2EC cotton insecticide may not hit dealers' shelves until 1999, but interested growers should have a chance to see the product at work this year.
Regent is reported to offer a wide spectrum of control for pests, including plantbugs, fleahoppers, boll weevils and thrips.
He says Regent is less harmful to beneficials than a majority of insecticides currently on the market, and it will not flare secondary pests such as aphids and armyworms.
newssearch.looksmart.com /p/articles/mi_qa3832/is_199807/ai_n8791028   (236 words)

  
 Agronomic Crops Team On–Farm Research Projects 2000, Special Circular 179–01
The treatments included a check with no insecticide, corn seed encapsulated with Force insecticide, and liquid Regent insecticide applied in furrow at planting.
The Regent insecticide treatment had significantly better corn yield compared to no insecticide.
However, the application of Regent would not have increased net return based upon the yields compared to no insecticide.
ohioline.osu.edu /sc179/sc179_37.html   (255 words)

  
 CropDecisions.com
New for 2001: Regent insecticide had a formulation change for 2000 and the product performed exceptionally well.
The convenience and broad-spectrum control using Regent versus granular insecticides is catching the attention of a lot of corn growers.
Additionally, many corn growers are discovering how to give their corn an early-season boost by applying their liquid pop-up fertilizer at the same time as Regent.
www.cropdecisions.com /articleview.php3?articletime=20010201130138   (991 words)

  
 Regent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In a monarchy, a regent usually rules due to the actual monarch's absence,incapacity, or minority.
It should be noted that those who held a regency briefly, for example during surgery, are not necessarily listed, particularly if they performed no official acts; this list is also notcomplete.
Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, while living in exile,self-declared Regent for his nephew Louis XVII of France after the 1793 guillotining of King Louis XVI.
www.therfcc.org /regent-36053.html   (365 words)

  
 IPM : Publications : Insect Management & Insecticide Evaluations, Illinois 1996
Efficacy of insecticides to control potato leafhoppers on second growth alfalfa in Southern Illinois, 1996
Efficacy of seven BASF experimental insecticides applied at planting to control corn rootworm larvae in Illinois, 1996
Evaluation of efficacy of selected conventional and experimental insecticides for control of corn earworm and European corn borer on sweet corn in Illinois, 1996
www.ipm.uiuc.edu /pubs/evaluations_1996   (317 words)

  
 regent - OneLook Dictionary Search
Regent, regent : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
REGENT : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
Phrases that include regent: vice regent, queen regent, co regent, prince regent, regent diamond, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=regent&ls=a   (235 words)

  
 Le 18h.com : L'insecticide Regent rattrapé par la justice
BASF Agro, la société productrice du fameux insecticide, que les apiculteurs tiennent pour responsable de l’actuelle hécatombe de milliards d’abeilles dans le sud-ouest de la France, a été mise en examen pour " mise en vente de produits agricoles toxiques nuisibles à la santé de l’homme et de l’animal ".
Le Regent TS serait avec le Gaucho de Bayer CropScience (vendu en France depuis treize ans) un produit d’enrobage des semences hautement toxique et même cancérogène en tant qu’il contaminerait le pollen des fleurs, via une substance, le fipronil.
Le Regent TS a débarqué en 1996 à la faveur d’une autorisation provisoire, renouvelée régulièrement depuis par les autorités.
www.lexpansion.com /art/2326.73655.0.html   (686 words)

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