Key Takeaways
- Attune Agriculture's Entrapment insecticide received EPA approval to expand its registration to include all EPA crop groups, allowing application on any plant in agricultural, ornamental, greenhouse, and turf settings.
- The EPA also approved an expanded list of insect pests, including difficult-to-control species such as spotted wing drosophila, cotton jassid, chinch bugs, and spotted lanternfly.
- Entrapment uses Rhexalloid technology with a physical mode of action that transforms spray droplets into traps, offering 0-day PHI and no limits on spray intervals or application numbers.
- The product line features four formulations, including one OMRI-listed option, and can be used standalone or combined with traditional chemical insecticides to delay resistance development.
EPA Expands Registration for Attune Agriculture's Entrapment Technology
Attune Agriculture announced that its Entrapment insecticide has received expanded EPA approval, significantly broadening its application scope across all crop groups. The Boca Raton, Florida-based company can now market the product for use on any plant, regardless of setting, including agricultural crops, ornamentals, greenhouse operations, controlled environment agriculture, golf courses, and turf applications.
The expanded registration includes approval for additional insect pests, addressing some of agriculture's most challenging pest management issues. New target pests include spotted wing drosophila on soft-skinned fruits, cotton jassid on cotton, southern and hairy chinch bugs on turf, and spotted lanternfly in vineyards, orchards, and ornamental applications.
Attune Agriculture's Rhexalloid Technology Offers Physical Mode of Action
Entrapment's effectiveness stems from its Rhexalloid technology, which uses rheology physics to create a physical mode of action. The formulation transforms every tank mix spray droplet into a potential trap on plant surfaces, enguling, trapping, and immobilizing pests without relying on traditional chemical mechanisms.
