Vitales debuts at the 2024 Brazilian Nematology Congress with innovative solutions for pest control

Vitales, part of the UbyAgro Group, a company specializing in biological control solutions, will be participating in the 1th edition of the Brazilian Congress of Nematology (CBN) from September 5st to 39th, which will be held in the city of Foz do Iguaçu (PR). Promoted by the Brazilian Society of Nematology, the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America and the State University of Maringá (UEM), the event, considered one of the most important in the country's scientific calendar, brings together more than 600 experts in the field, including researchers, students, consultants and professionals from national and international companies. 

Vitales is present this year for the first time, bringing its Gratto product portfolio, which includes the highly efficient and sustainable Gratto Nema solution for integrated pest management. “Nematodes are difficult to control. They attack plant roots, causing the formation of lesions, galls and cysts that impair the absorption of water and nutrients by the roots,” explains Fernando Sousa, Marketing and Biologicals Manager at Vitales. 

Vitales presents Gratto Nema, a solution that controls eggs, juveniles and adults of the main phytonematodes. “Recommended for different crops, the producer obtains a series of benefits, such as the reduction of the nematode population through parasitism of the female, eggs and nematodes in the mobile phase, without causing any imbalance in the soil microbiota or harm to the environment, thus improving their productivity”, highlights Fernando. 

According to the organizers of the 39th edition of the CBN, a series of interaction meetings with different professionals linked to Agricultural Nematology are scheduled for the four days of the event, in addition to lectures with specialists to disseminate information, knowledge and experiences around the challenges and strategic solutions for the management of plant-parasitic nematodes.