Exosect, a leading technology provider of environmentally-conscious insect pest control, today announced that it has signed a regional product development agreement with Makhteshim Agan Industries (MAI), the world's leading generic agro chemical company.

Exosect has signed individual agreements with the MAI group of companies in Israel (Makhteshim), Argentina (MAGAN Argentina S.A.), Australia (Farmoz) and New Zealand (Agronica).

Managing Director of Exosect, Martin Brown, comments, "We are delighted to have signed these agreements with Makhteshim Agan. We believe this collaboration will enable MAI companies to bring to the market environmentally conscious systems which aim to support MAI's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme and importantly provide support to growers for whom residue levels are a key issue."

Exosect's product range is based on unique powder technology, which is used as a carrier system for insect control agents. The powder is formulated with specific pheromones, pathogens or pesticides, which deliver a killing or disrupting, affect throughout the population of the target insect.

Claudio Dunan, General Manager at Magan Argentina comments, "Exosect's
technology gives us a key tool in our range of insect control products to provide a complete IPM package to Argentinean growers.

Peter Chalmers, General Manager - portfolio at MAI in Australia and New Zealand (MAANZ) adds, "Exosex gives the grower a product to be used in IPM systems. This innovative system will especially allow New Zealand growers the flexibility to supply produce suitable for export to new markets such as Taiwan, that has a zero tolerance of insect infestation at the same time as meeting growing demand for zero residues in our traditional EU markets."