Borerguard (Microbial Consortia) - Physical State: Liquid

BorerGuardcontains entomopathogenic microbes likeMetarhizium anisopliae , Beauveria bassiana , Lecanicillium lecaniiandBacillus thuringiensis var kurstakiand composting cultures likeCellulomonas uda , cellulomonas gelida , Aspergillus awamoriand many others in the blend . The composition is customised to comply with regulatory guidelines of respective countries. BorerGuardis a proprietary product and compliant with National Bio Diversity Authority guidelines and has Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) agreement with the State Bio Diversity Board for payment of royalty to the habitat from where the microbes have been isolated. The strain is under Patent deposit certificate with Budapest Treaty recognised depository.

Borers in Action:Borers bore a hole in either the shoot or stem. Excreta is observed coming out of the hole / tunnel. Application of conventional pesticides / bio pesticides is not effective as it cannot enter this hole.

Excreta decomposition:Composting microbes have an affinity for soft biomass like excreta coming out of hole bored by Shoot / Stem Borer. They start decomposing this excreta and act as a scout/ carrier for the insecticidal microbes.

Pathogenising Borers:The entomopathogenic microbes of BorerGuardpiggy back on the composting culture microbes as the scouts of the composting culture, microbes keep going inside the hole, the entomopathogenic microbes of BorerGuardgo inside and attack borers, pathogenise and kill them.

• BorerGuardeffectively controls economically important borers of vegetables, cerelas and plantation crops
• Pathogenic pest load reduction leads to improved plant health and thereby increased crop productivity.
• BorerGuardcan be used as an effective component in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes, thereby leading to a reduction in use of chemical pesticides and creating a safer environment.