Exosect, a leading technology provider of environmentally-conscious insect pest control, announced today that the company has entered into a two-year joint product development agreement with Dow AgroSciences LLC to produce a range of insect pest control applications for use on fruit, vine, nuts, and forestry crops as well as several non-crop sectors such as ants, termites and public health. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Exosect will work with Dow AgroSciences to formulate Exosect's patented delivery systems with new and existing active ingredients from Dow AgroSciences. The Exosect technology permits much lower use rates of active ingredients, at least 30 times less than current applications.

John Chandler, managing director of Exosect, said, "We are extremely excited to be collaborating with one of the leading agrochemical companies across a range of global markets. We anticipate that this joint development will bring about a pipeline of new registered products over the next three to four years."

Exosect's patented technology provides growers with a highly-targeted delivery system, avoiding the need to spray for certain insects, potentially reducing residues within the crop. Based on this concept, the regulatory authorities in the United States and United Kingdom have indicated their enthusiasm to bring this technology to the market as soon as possible.