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Brian Nault

Brian Nault

Professor of Entomology at Cornell AgriTech, specializing in insect pest ecology and IPM for vegetable crops.

Aug 3, 2026

AnnaHOST
37:07
trials?
37:08
Yes, to cut to the chase.
37:11
One of the most effective alternatives we found was to use a diamide as a transplant drench, in particular cyan terniloprol.
37:19
And the active ingredient, that's the active ingredient that a trade name is Veramark.
37:25
It's a bit on the expensive side now, but we expect that the cost will go down after that particular chemical goes off patent.
37:32
But we've found that very, very small quantities of this particular product can be applied to the tray.
37:39
with 72 hours before transplanting and will provide excellent protection of that crop from cabbage maggots.
AnnaHOST
39:02
Like, do you think that will take a little bit of a shift in how people are thinking about deploying things in a way that would make them more successful in using those bios?

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