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Vive Crop Protection Secures EPA Approval for Bifender Duo

Toronto-based Vive Crop Protection has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration for Bifender Duo, a hybrid soil insecticide. The product integrates synthetic bifenthrin with a biological active ingredient from ProFarm, providing farmers with a dual-action defense against soil-dwelling insects and nematodes in a single application.

Vive Crop Protection Secures EPA Approval for Bifender Duo
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The registration marks a milestone for the company, which spent the last year optimizing the formulation for commercial-scale production using its proprietary Precision Chemistry technology. By pairing a familiar synthetic chemical with a biological agent—the latter of which gained EPA approval as a new active ingredient in 2025—Vive aims to offer growers higher reliability without increasing application complexity.

Marie Yeager, senior product manager at Vive, noted that the product addresses long-standing requests for a broader, simplified solution for nematode management. Dr. Doug Baumann, the company's chief technology officer, emphasized that the goal was to create a synergy where the combined components outperform their individual applications. While federal clearance is now secured, the company is actively pursuing state-level registrations, with primary approvals anticipated by February 1, 2027.

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