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2006 U.S. Pesticide Industry Report 3 Introduction: 3 Part 2: Top 25 by Category 3 Executive Summary: 4 Background 4 Part 1: New in 2006 4 NEW COMPANIES in 2006 4 Table 1: Companies Registered with EPA in 2006 4 NEW COMPANIES per State 12 Table 2: States and Number of New Companies: 12 NEW PRODUCTS in 2006 14 Table 3: New Products by Company, Showing Sites and Pests 14 Number of New Products (by Formulation) 163 Table 4: New Products by Formulation 163 Number of New Products (by Pesticide Type) 163 Table 5: New Products by Pesticide Type 164 New Active Ingredients in Products 165 Table 6: Ingredients, PC Code, and Number Products Registered 165 Table 6-1: Products Containing (3E, 13Z)-Octadecadien-1-ol 167 Table 6-2: Products Containing (Z,Z)-3, 13-Octadecadien-1-ol 167 Table 6-3: Products Containing 1-Octen-3-ol (mixed isomers-recemic mixture)(For R-isomer see PC Code 069038) 167 Table 6-4: Products Containing Bacillus thuringiensis Subsp. Kurstaki, Strain ABTS-351 168 Table 6-5: Products Containing Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies tenebrionis, strain NB-176 168 Table 6-6: Products Containing Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. strain ABTS 1857 168 Table 6-7: Products Containing Bioallethrin 169 Table 6-8: Products Containing E,Z-3,13-Octadecadien-1-ol 183 Table 6-9: Products Containing Emamectin benzoate 183 Table 6-10: Products Containing Esbiothrin 183 Table 6-11: Products Containing VEL 4283 183 Table 7: New Restricted Use Pesticides 183 New MRIDs Filed in 2006 186 Table 8: New MRIDs Filed in 2006 186 New Products by Site 197 New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Wheat (126) 197 Table 9: New Products Registered in 2006 for Use on Wheat (126) 197 New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Soybeans (136) 200 Table 10: New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Soybeans (136) 200 New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Corn (207) 203 Table 11: New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Corn (207) 203 New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Golf Courses (279) 208 Table 12: New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Golf Courses (279) 208 Table 13: New Products Registered in 2006 for use on Golf Courses (by Formulation) 215 New Products Registered in 2006 to control Wood Destroying Organisms (139) 215 Table 14: New Products Registered in 2006 to control Wood Destroying Organisms (139) 215 Part 2: Top 25 by Category 219 Table 15: Top 25 Pesticide Companies by Number of Products Registered 219 Table 16: Top 25 Most Active Companies for Product Introductions in 2006 220 Table 17: Top 25 Most Active Ingredients in New Products 221 Table 18: Top 25 MRID Records Referenced in 2006 222 Sites and Pests 236 Table 19: The Top 25 Sites Controlled by Actively Registered Pesticide Products 236 Table 19-1: Specific Sites Sites Matched to a Single Actively Registered Product 237 Table 20: The Top 25 Pests Controlled by Actively Registered Pesticide Products 297 Table 20-1:Specific Pests Matched to a Single Actively Registered Product 298 Table 21: Top 25 Pests on New Pesticide Products in 2006 310 Table 22: Top 25 Sites on New Pesticide Products in 2005 311

Summary:

Background Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the States and other agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is responsible for regulating the production and use of pesticides in the United States. This report was developed to provide the regulatory industry, and those interested in the regulatory industry, a snapshot of all major changes registered with the EPA during the 2006 calendar year, as well as providing the ranking of companies and chemicals in terms of size and most prevalent. This report is intended to present objective data and trend information. It reflects the best available information on pesticide registrations as provided by the U.S.EPA. It does not attempt to interpret, reach conclusions, or make inferences about the data. Part 1: New in 2006 NEW COMPANIES in 2006 Each year a significant number of new companies are registered with EPA. Some of the new listings represent start up companies and others represent mergers of companies with a long-standing involvement in the pesticide industry. During the 2006 calendar year, 507 new companies registered with EPA, fifteen percent less than the 596 companies registered in 2005. Of the new 2006 companies, 337 of them registered products during the year. The number of international companies registering with EPA in 2006 was more than double the number of companies registering in 2005. Thirty companies posted international addresses, including China, South Africa, Australia, Denmark and Italy, to name a few. New companies were established in 49 of the 50 states with Alaska being the only state without the establishment of a new pesticide company. Florida (54), California (45), and Georgia (37) lead the nation in location for new companies, while 14 states show the registration of only one or two companies. NEW PRODUCTS in 2006 There were 4,305 new products registered in 2006, which was an increase of 15.4 percent over new products introduced in 2005. While more products were introduced in 2006, a smaller percentage of the products were sub-registrations. In 2005, 62% or 2,314 were sub-registrations, compared to 1,793 or forty-two percent for 2006. The Industry Report organizes all new products by company name and indicates the number of sites and pests registered for each. Fifteen companies registered more than 25 products, including Arrow-Magnolia International Lp, Bayer Cropscience Lp, Chemtura USA Corporation, Etigra LLC, Nufarm Americas Inc., Spectrum Group, Valent Biosciences Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., The Andersons Lawn Fertilizer Division, Inc., United Phosphorus Inc. and E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Co., Inc. Arysta Lifescience North America Corporation registered over 150 products and Wellmark International registered 281. FORMULATIONS In new product introductions in 2006, Soluble Concentrate was again the most popular formulation, representing 26.4% of all new registrations or 1138 products. Ready-to-Use was also a popular formulation, with slightly more than 20% of all new products registered. Three other popular formulations were Pressurized Liquid, Granular and Emulsifiable Concentrate, representing 10%, 10% and 9% of all new products respectively. When this product mix is compared to total active products, the same five formulations hold the same position with roughly the same percentages. In contrast, one product was registered as a Pressurized Dust. PESTICIDE TYPES 2006 registrations included fifty- four pesticide types. Disinfectants, Fungicides, and Insecticides lead the categories with each having over 1,000 products, while the categories of Avicide, Insecticide Synergist, Soil Fumigant, and Sporicide show a single registration. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS When evaluating active ingredients, it is important to note that many actives have synonyms. Nonetheless, it is beneficial to evaluate all product registrations in a given year to determine if any new actives appear in registrations. In 2006, sixty-five new active ingredients appeared for the very first time in product registrations. Bioallethrin was used in 596 products while VEL 4283 and E,Z-3,13-Octadecadien-1-ol were used in only two. Many other newly registered active ingredients did not have any products associated with them in 2006. Additional tables are included in this section to detail all new products registered with each new active ingredient, the Product Name, EPA Registration Number, Company Name, Percent of Active and Chemical Name. RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES Forty-two new products were registered as “Restricted Use.” Arysta Lifescience North America Corporation registered 10 of the 42 products. The Product Name, EPA Registration Number, Company Name, Percent of Active and Chemical Name are detailed in the Industry Report. NEW MRIDs Four hundred seventy-four companies submitted 10,562 MRIDs. Activity in this area precedes product registration and often indicates planned products. Nineteen companies submitted over 100 records each with three companies, Bayer Cropscience LP, Dow Agrosciences LLC, and Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. submitting over 600 records each. Our table identifies the submitter number, company name and number of submissions made during the 2006 calendar year. NEW PRODUCTS BY SITE This section provides information on new products organized by site, displaying the number of pests each product controls. New products for the following sites are provided: Wheat, Soybeans, Corn, Golf Courses, and Wood Destroying Organisms. We chose these particular sites because of their value to the industry; similar searches can be conducted on any pest or site as part of our online KNOWtify service. Part 2: The Top 25 The Top 25 is intended to provide a quick look at the pesticide industry from eight different perspectives. While regulatory activity is recorded for 2006 in Part 1 of the Industry Report, the data rankings presented in Part 2 pull from the total set of U.S. EPA data. The following rankings are presented: - Pesticide Companies by Number of Products Registered - Most Active Companies for Product Introductions in 2006 - Most Active Ingredients in New Products - MRID Records Submitted in 2006 - Sites Controlled by Actively Registered Pesticide Products - Pests Controlled by Actively Registered Pesticide Products - Pests on New Pesticide Products in 2006 - Sites on New Pesticide Products in 2006 While the top rankings in some categories might be anticipated, this section does reveal facts that are not otherwise easily identified. For example, when considering all products, the most common site remains bathroom premise, appearing on over 21,000 existing products and also being the second most referenced site on new product introductions in 2006, appearing on 857 products. The number one pest across all registered products remains Animal Pathogenic Bacteria (g- And G+ Vegetative), listed as a pest on over 36,000 products. Pseudomonas SPP and HIV-i (human Immunodeficiency Virus) hold the number two and three positions of most- listed pests. All details are included in the full Report. References: Registration Data: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs Databases

Companies Mentioned

Chemtura USA Corporation Arrow-Magnolia International LP Gro-Pro, LLC Maid Brands, Inc. Empire Industries BWA Water Additives US LLC Turf Care Supply Corp. Algonquin Products Co. Hachik Distributors, Inc. Empire Paper Company Five Star Pools Of Port Charlotte, Inc. Gharda High Performance Plastics And Pigments, Inc. American Garden Products, Inc. Cleanpak Products LLC Doheny Enterprises Source Dynamics, LLC Advan LLC CompetitIVe Choice Chemicals, Inc. Enviroguard Sciences, LLC Norshel Industries, Inc. Bio Soaps, LLC Bloom C/ Food Lion, Inc Complete Production Services Halosource, Inc. HDH Agri Products, LLC Knight Facilities Management, Inc. Mia Export Interoceanic D/b/a M.E. I. Distributors Moyer & Son, Inc. North American Corporation Of Illinois Presto Clean Systems, Inc. Rotam Agrochemical Company Limited Hong Kong Summit Vetpharm, LLC The San Bay Co. Universal M Acorn Distributors, Inc. Advanced Remediation Solutions, Inc. Apollo Pools Chemicals Inc. Evanage, LLC Huntsman International, LLC J. Oliver Products, LLC Jymrsa Lancelot Janitorial & Paper Prod., Inc. Nevco Smith Pool Supplies, Inc. Aeris Technologies Ltd Australia Applied Specialties, Inc. B E Microbials, LLC Celsius Property, Bv (neuhasen A Rhf Branch) Germany Coatings Specialist Group Eldon Water, Inc. Flozone Services, Inc. General Chemical, LLC HCS Hubbard Feeds Inc D/b/a Ridley Block Operations, Renata Magnablend Inc Microbe Guard Inc. Nevada Cleaning Systems And Supplies On Traxx Solutions Orwig's Mls Tubs, Inc. Postive Feed, Inc. Qualichem Inc Rotam Ltd China Sharda USA LLC Tec-chem, LLC The Espoma Company Winston Co., Inc. Zimek Technologies Ag West Company Agri Packaging & Logistics, Inc. Agricultural Research Initiatives, Inc. Agrochem, Inc. All Star Cleaning American Standard Companies, Inc Barrett Supplies & Equipment, Inc. Benco Dental Supply Co. Bioquest Environmental Products Biosyn Inc. Dba Owen Biosciences Cary Company, Inc Casey Engineered Maintenance Systems Cavendish Coastal Sanitary Supply Co., Inc. Cr Brands, Inc. Delta Water Management Group, Inc. Duchem Industries West, Inc. Eight In One Pet Products Eko Peroxide LLC Ensystex III, Inc. Envirokleen, LLC Ergon-west Virginia, Inc. Ezject, Inc. Fkos Resources, LLC, Dba Biochem Resources Geosafe Chemicals, Inc. Griffin Corporation H Hydro Phase Services Isca Technologies Johnsondiversey, Inc. Merfin Systems, Inc. Mississippi Valley Ag. LLC Namco Mfg. Of Mn, Inc. Newman & Ullman, Inc. Nisso Basf Agro Co., Ltd. Oxford & Hill Home Products, LLC Phoenix Chemical Company, Inc. PG Corporation, C/o Ag-chem Consulting Premier Supply Inc. Pro Vet Labs LLC Punya Innovation Aps Denmark Readychem, Inc. Research Technologies, Inc. Roc Enterprises, LLC Santec Products Scott's Liquid Gold, Inc. Termarid, LLC The National Colloid Company The Roxxon Corporation Withers Supply Company thepoint Innovation, Inc. Ace Hardware & Nursery Actagro LLC Adsolution, Inc. Advanced Agriculture Services, LLC Agrowtech, LLC Ain Industries Airsept Inc. All City Cleaning Supplies Aluminum Chemicals Inc American Agco, Inc. American Chemtech American Marine Paint Company Anchor-chem Environmental Solutions Aquascape Designs, Inc. Aquatime Pools & Spas Aquatrols Archangel LLC Ashcroft Wilkinson Co. Atex, Inc. Atom Chemical, Inc. Aventis Cropscience Italia Sp.a. Awesome Products, Inc. Axss USA, LLC Bainbridge Chemical Corporation Bccr Environmental Services Biosafe, Inc. Bi-oxide Crop Science LLC Blue Water Chem Group Blue Water Pools LLC Boatkoat Laminates Butler Chemicals, Inc. Byotrol, Inc. C & E, Inc. Cali Chem Inc. California Water Services Canamera Cdg Research, Inc. Central Wisconsin CooperatIVe Chemex Supply Company, Inc Chemical Service, Inc. Chemical Specialties Chemicals Laif Italy Chemplex Ltd. City World Group Clariant Corporation Clearwater Chemicals, Inc. Cleveland Chemical, Inc. Continental Chemical Co. Copper Sulfate Task Force Crypton Care Cuff Cleaner, Inc. Canada Customized Environmental Systems, Inc. Cymbion LLC Deepreach OXIdation LLC Delaval Cleaning Solutions Dependable Swimming Pool Service, Inc. Dermaegis, Inc. Dermcosmetic Labs, Inc. Dew Mag Chemical Inc Diablo Petroleum, Inc. Diacore De Dimension One Spas Dollamur Lp Downie Sales Dyetech Inc Earth Friendly Products Earthwise Mulch Eckerd Corporation Eden's Organic Products, LLC Ed's Fertilizer Seed & Feed Encore Etc., Inc. Enviro Armor International, Inc. Environmental Resource Technologies, LLC Environmental Technologies, Inc. Environmentally Safe Systems Inc Envirosec, LLC Evansville Chemical And Detergent Co Exotic Pools Of South Georgia, Inc. E-z Groom Falcon Lab LLC Feedwater Limited England Fine Organics Ltd South Africa Florida Chemical Company, Inc. Florida Hygenics Forest Products Research Laboratory LLC Forests AlIVe, Inc. Fort Dodge Animal Health Front Line Chemicals Gallagher Fumigation Co Garnik Industries, LLC Geiss Destin & Dunn, Inc. Gemini Coatings, Inc. Genesis Service Company Genieco, Inc. Georgia Labeling & Filling, Inc. Gotham Refining Chemical Corp. G-pro LLC Green Seal Corporation Green Star Group, Ltd Greenmarket Solutions, Inc. Groenink's Elevator Heyworth Ag Service Hite Chemical Systems, LLC Hobo Inc. Hotwater Works, Inc. Hub State Hyso Technology I-ching Chemical Company, Ltd. Taiwan Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC Insect Control And Research Inc International Textile Group, Inc. Ipac Chemicals Ltd Vancouver Jacuzzi Hot Tubs James Hardie Building Products, Inc. Jay's Cleaning Service JohnsondIVersey, Inc. K & S Pool Supplies Kerslig Candle Light South Africa K-g Packaging, Inc. Kidde Fire Fighting Kitty Blake Pool Service Knock-out Technologies, Ltd Kt Partners, Inc. Lentek International Inc. Lighthouse Supply Company Liquid Fence Co., Inc. Litechem Incorporated Loutron Technologies, Inc. Lowe's Food Stores, Inc. Luminore Industrial And Marine Coatings, Inc. Mainstream Engineering Corporation Malone Chemical Marx Distribution, Inc. Micro Air Services, Inc. Micron Bioproducts Microphor Millenia Productions, LLC MionIX Corporation Mistaway Systems, Inc. Mmi Chemical Mpact Environmental Solutions, LLC Multinational Resources, Inc. Mycogen Corp. Napco Chemical Co., Inc. Neoforce Group, Inc. Netafim USA Njh, Inc. Nutraturf P Operation Anteater Orange Glo International, Inc. Ozark International Inc. P.r.r.c., Inc. Pacfic Pools Inc. Paradigm Labs, Inc. Pathway Technologies, LLC Pet Select Petro-Canada Petsunited, LLC Phaeton Corporation Pharmax Limited Pinpoint & Company Pitney Bowes, Inc. Plant Protectants, LLC Pool Prices.com, Inc. Promotia International, Inc. Protector Building Services Quadrual, LLC Quimas S.A. Chile Randall Industries, LLC Rapidgrow Industries, Inc. Reo Plastics, Inc Roscoe Stallings Dba Roscoe's Pool Service Rutgers Organics GMBH Germany S&s Pools Safesource, Inc. Saratoga Food Safety Scican, DIVision Of Lux & Zwingenberger Ltd Seychelle Environmental Technologies, Inc. Shake-away Sharda Worldwideexports Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai Sinon USA Inc. Sir Ppi, Inc. Soluneem Corporation Spa & Tub Manufacturers Inc Spa Specifics, Inc. Spa, Giene, LLC Star Distribution, Inc. Steele Chem & Engineering Suffolk Sales And Service Corporation Sultan Healthcare, Inc. Sun Hardware, Inc. Tarheel Paper And Supply Company Technichem Temptation Pool Supply LLC Tender Corporation Term I Guard Co. The Plastics Group The Pool Centre, Inc. Dba Pool, Spa & Patio Place The Pool Pros Of South Florida Inc. The Pool Service Store Of Cochran, Inc. Tomken Products, Inc. Traveler's Supply, Inc. Tree Care Innovations LLC USA Supply Dba USA Lease, Inc. Vischim Srl Vista Research Group, LLC Vita (europe) Limited C/o Landis International, Inc Vita International Vital Technologies W. F. Comer Water Treatment Services, Inc. Waverly Manufacturing & Supply Co., Inc. Wexford Resource Group, Inc. World Cleaning Solutions Yancey's Yankee Candle, Inc. Yuzhou Bailing Biological Pesticide Co. Ltd. Zhaodu Fine Chemical Plant Zorro Technology Inc.