S18: A novel fungal based biopesticide

The desire for natural solutions to pest issues is admirable however many of the biological control products developed have a serious flaw: they have not been consistent in their control. This has resulted in biologicals not being widely used. Biologicals are often difficult to use and require meticulous management to work. The reality is that Biotelliga’s customers are in the job of feeding a hungry and growing populous and they require a biologically based product that delivers the same simplicity of use, consistency of control and reliability that chemical-based pesticides are perceived to have. Biotelliga has made fundamental breakthroughs in the development of its products that allows the delivery of consistency and reliable efficacy. Biotelliga’s products are based on entomopathogens and fungal based metabolites that are found in nature and are indigenous to New Zealand and have no mammalian toxicity. Biotelliga has achieved consistency via the fusion of a group of novel insecticidal fungal metabolites, formulation chemistry through the use of biopolymers, coupled with entomopathogenic fungi to provide an effective pesticide with both knockdown effect (under 24hr to kill) coupled with natural entomopathogenic infection of survivors, which also helps avoid insect resistance mechanisms.