Marrone Bio Innovations Grandevo CG Insecticide

Integrated Pest Management for Greenhouse & Ornamental

Marrone Bio Innovations’ Cultivated Garden (CG) line for greenhouse and ornamental production offers integrated pest management solutions for mites, aphids, thrips, root and foliar diseases and more.

Regalia CG Fungicide, Grandevo CG Insecticide, and Venerate CG Insecticide are the cornerstone of your integrated pest management and fit in combination with traditional chemistries or in tandem with your beneficial insect strategy.

CG products are safe to use throughout a plant’s life cycle. They do not cause phytotoxicity to the flowers. Many leading greenhouse growers use our products as the backbone of their Integrated Pest Management solution.

• Easy to mix & apply
• Safe for employees with minimal downtime of production areas
• Sprays do not smell
• CG products contain no live bacteria

Venerate CG and Grandevo CG are biological insecticides derived from natural bacteria that when used in a 7-Day rotation offer exceptional control of a number of challenging pests. When ingested, Venerate CG works through exoskeleton degradation (active against eggs, nymphs, and adults), provides molting interference. Grandevo CG works to provide pest agitation/repellency, gut distuption, reduction of eff laying, egg hatching and fecundity. When applied, pest stop feeding in seconds.

Grandevo CG and Venerate CG both work to control mites, aphids (foliar and root), thrips and more.

Key Pests:

• Mites (Including twospotted, broad, and russet mites)
• Aphids
• Thrips
• Whiteflies
• Mealy bugs

Instructions, Use Rates, Best Practices

• When pests are present, spray every 3rd day until control is achieved (normally within 7-10 days)
• Spray on 5 to 7 day maintenance schedule for preventing new infestations
• Regalia CG, Grandevo CG, and Venerate CG all have a 3-year shelf life.
• All CG products are fairly tolerant to varying pH levels, but it is optimal to stay within 6-8 pH.

Rates: There is flexibility in the rate between the range provided on the label. It is always important to remember to plan and use the product as a preventative treatment, use the low rate when low infestation and use the higher rate of the range during breakouts. Always follow label recommendations.

Strong return on investment: Decreased damage = Increased yields

Outstanding safety profile: No chemical residues, Minimal PPE (low applicator hazard)

Flexibility: 4-Hour REI, 0-Day PHI

Export: MRL Exempt

Instructions:

Grandevo CG for whitefly, russet mites, mealybug, thrips, aphids
Foliar: 0.62-1.85 TBSP/gallon of water. Apply at 7 day intervals. Alternate with Venerate CG.

Art of use:

• Biopesticides work best when mixed with water at a pH of between 6-8. Start application early and prior to infestation to be ahead of the situation.
• Use a non-ionic surfactant that maintains a 6.0 – 8.0 pH (7.0 optimal). Complete coverage matters. Pests begin on leaf undersides, so higher pressure sprayers with finer droplets (100+ psi) can greatly improve pest management.
• Tank mixing Regalia CG with Grandevo CG or Venerate CG can reduce labor. Alternating between Venerate CG and Grandevo CG helps. Always test a new mix of biopesticides and adjuvants on a few plants to assess the safety (phytotoxicity) of the mix. Evaluate the plants 48 hours after application.
• Be proactive in your pest management. Along with maintaining a sanitary growing environment, keep your humidity at acceptable levels, remove plants and plant material that are a danger to other plants.
• Always carefully inspect incoming plant material. Consider using an isolation area prior to intermingling with other plants as hitchhiking insects, mites and diseases may take some time to be apparent.
• Weekly applications of insecticides and miticides are generally good for proactive management. However, if battling an outbreak of mites or insects, use the higher end rate and consider tightening up your spray program to every 4-5 days for two weeks so that you break the egg to egg-laying adult lifecycle.
• Store biological products in a dry location between 35 and 90F.

Label: Click here to view and download the product label

Use rate for foliar application: Grandevo CG 1.40 – 4.19 tbsp. per gallon of water applied at 2 gallons per 1,000 sq. ft.

Tank mixing:

Do not tank mix Grandevo CG and Venerate CG together as there is no synergistic response and no benefit in doing so. Rotation of Grandevo CG and Venerate CG is recommended.

Tank mix Regalia CG at the 1 – 2 tbsp. rate with either Grandevo CG or Venerate CG for plant health benefits.

Ideal Preventative Maintenance IPM Program:

Grandevo CG for early insect control
Use Grandevo CG as a foliar application at a rate of 2-4 tbsp./gallon (of water/1,000 sq. ft.)
Apply every 7-14 days unless heavy insect pressure is present. It is recommended to have the water pH between 6.0 to 8.0 for optimal effect.