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SPACE BIOLOGIST CREATES PESTICIDE THAT
SPELLS DOOMSDAY FOR FLIES, BUT IS SAFE TO HUMANS
CONTACT: Mark Hopkinson 561/750-9800 x14
Email: mhopkinson@TransMediagroup.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BELTSVILLE, MD., May 8, 2000.--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™"and
his company, Biospherics (NASDAQ: BINC) 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-B Gon."
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