Pro Farm Group Introduces ARINO™ Insecticide/Nematicide for use in Potatoes
Product stops root feeding of costly below-ground pests in potatoes, onions and other bulb and tuberous vegetables
March 21, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. — Pro Farm Group introduces ARINO™ insecticide/nematicide, for the management of nematodes and wireworms in potatoes, onions and other bulb and tuberous vegetables. Arino is powered by RinoTec™ technology, a novel biocontrol agent that stops root feeding of plant-parasitic nematodes, wireworms, white grubs and other costly pests. RinoTec has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration, and Arino is being used in on-farm demonstrations during the 2025 growing season.
RinoTec™ Technology from Pro Farm Group Granted EPA Registration
Novel insecticide/nematicide technology stops costly foliar and below-ground pests in row and specialty crops, including corn, potatoes, tree nuts and vegetables
March 18, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. — Pro Farm Group announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved registration of RinoTec™ Technology. Discovered and developed by ProFarm scientists, RinoTec is a novel biocontrol agent that demonstrates strong activity against plant-parasitic nematodes, wireworms, whitefly, thrips, mites, lepidopterans, corn rootworm, and other costly foliar and soilborne pests. RinoTec is exempt from residue tolerance requirements, reflecting the EPA’s assessment of its negligible risk to human health and non-target organisms.
Pro Farm Group Introduces Novel Insecticide/Nematicide Technology
March 2, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. (March 2, 2025) — Pro Farm Group introduces RinoTec™ Technology, a novel bacterial agent that demonstrates strong activity against plant-parasitic nematodes, wireworms, whitefly, thrips, mites, lepidopterans, including western corn rootworm, and other costly foliar and below-ground pests. It will be available for use in products for row and specialty crops, including corn, potatoes, tree nuts and vegetables, pending final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state registrations.