OHP adds Grotto Fungicide to biosolutions portfolio

OHP, Inc., has announced the addition of Grotto Fungicide/Bactericide to its of pest control solutions for the ornamental industry.

Available immediately, Grotto is a copper octanoate, broad-spectrum fungicide that has activity on many greenhouse and nursery fungal and bacterial diseases.

Labeled for use on ornamentals plus vegetables and herbs grown in greenhouses, shadehouses, and nurseries. Grotto has a 4-hour Restricted Entry Interval (REI), Caution signal word, and OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) listing.

"Grotto fits well in our biosolutions segment and fulfills a grower's need for shorter REI products and broadly-labeled products,” said Dan Stahl, OHP vice president and general manager. "Growers are demanding more products with 4-hour REIs.”

Grotto is labelled for control of several challenging fungal and bacterial diseases such as bacterial leaf spot and blight, botrytis, downy mildew, fire blight, fungal leaf spot, powdery mildew and rhizoctonia, on many ornamentals.

"With Grotto and Kalmor Fungicide/Bactericide in our biosolutions product portfolio, we now offer a broad range of copper-based solutions for our grower customers,” said Stahl.

For more information on Grotto, Kalmor, and biosolutions, visit ohp.com.