Monday May 8, 8:59 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Biospherics
Space Biologist Creates Pesticide That Spells Doomsday For Flies, But Is Safe To Humans, According to Dr. Gilbert V. Levin of Biospherics
BELTSVILLE, Md., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over, Venus Fly Trap. Make way for a Martian-inspired fly killer developed by a scientist, whose experiment was carried on a NASA mission to look for life on Mars.
Dr. Gilbert V. Levin has successfully tested ``FlyCracker(TM)''and his company, Biospherics (Nasdaq: BINC - news) is marketing the new pesticide that kills fly larvae, but is completely safe to planet earth and to the humans who inhabit it.
Levin, a Ph.D., who is president and CEO of the Maryland-based biotech company, stumbled on the killer idea while testing other substances in connection with his NASA experiments conducted on Mars.
``We wanted to address what is a major health problem for farmers and ranchers caused by flies, but without resorting to dangerous chemicals, which in turn can create super bugs resistant to those chemicals.
``We were finding dead flies around some material we had created and from this we developed a truly remarkable product that is safe to humans, biodegradable and very bad news for flies,'' he said.
Fly infestations are a serious problem for dairy, livestock, chicken farmers, and others operating in large enclosed areas, who have found out the hard way that many pesticides are expensive, hazardous, and a regulatory headache.
FlyCracker made its debut last month at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo in Logandale, Nevada, where the first 50-pound bag orders were taken, and at the National Finals Rodeo sponsored by The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
FlyCracker is a dry, granular substance that is sprinkled over areas prone to infestation. Unlike other pesticides, FlyCracker does not need to be registered with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency and is ``Generally Recognized As Safe'' (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration. Unlike harsh pesticides, the new product relies on a physical, rather than a chemical, process that does not allow the fly larvae to develop into adult flies. Hence, no resistance can be developed to the new pesticide.
Biospherics is marketing FlyCracker both on the Internet www.FlyCracker.com and via a toll-free telephone number: 1-877-FLY-BGon.``
SOURCE: Biospherics |
