1. Insect Control Spectrum of AERIS TM Seed-Applied System

2. AERIS™ Seed-Applied System  AERIS™ Seed-Applied System offers broad spectrum protection with an insecticide, nematicide and an optional premium fungicide.  Only the AERIS Seed-Applied System offers growers the added flexibility of choice in whether they want to add a premium fungicide. Base Fungicide Package (Baytan/Thiram/Allegiance)  BCS Premium Fungicide Package (TRILEX Advanced)  Other Customer Offers

3. Imidacloprid:  Systemic neonicotinoid insecticide with excellent activity against thrips and aphids. Thiodicarb:  Systemic and contact carbamate pesticide for added protection from thrips, aphids, cutworm and plant protection from early-season root-knot and reniform nematode damage. AERIS™ Seed-Applied System Combines the broad spectrum activity of two products – imidacloprid and thiodicarb in one powerful combination.

4.  Broad spectrum systemic insecticidal activity.  Two insecticidal modes of action.  Imidacloprid – Nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor agonists –(IRAC Group 4A)  Thiodicarb – Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor –(IRAC Group 1 A)  Equlivant Ratios  Imidacloprid: 0.375 mg ai / seed  Thiodicarb: 0.375 mg ai / seed AERIS™ Seed-Applied System

5.  Thrips control – Imidacloprid as Gaucho Grande has consistently provided better thrips damage control and provided higher yields when compared to Cruiser over the last 3 years in head-to-head comparisons. Insecticidal components of AERIS™ Seed-Applied System - Imidacloprid

6. 2004-06 Gaucho Grande Yield Summary (Yields of 20 University locations - % of Untreated) % of Untreated

7. 2004 - 06 Gaucho Grande Thrips Damage Summary (Average of 20 University Locations)

8. Gaucho Grande Seed Treatment – Proven Efficacy  Enhanced, extended protection against early season insects  Thrips – lowest thrips damage ratings – up to 30 days of protection  Aphids – 30+ days of protection  Plant bugs – average population reduction of 35%  Improved plant health

9. Insecticidal components of AERIS™ Seed-Applied System - Thiodicarb  Protection against insect attack on the seed and during the early seedling stage  A second mode of action to assist in resistance management  When combined with imidacloprid the residual control can also mean less early season insecticide sprays

10. Thiodicarb as a seed treatment : Protects against many insect pests across a wide range of crops worldwide. Common NameScientific NameCrop Seedling flyAgromyza phaseoliSoybeans Black cutwormAgrotis ipsilionMaize/Cotton AphidAphis spp.Cereals/Cotton Rice seedling flyAntherigona spp.Rice (Upland) Lesser cornstalk borerElasmopalpus lignosellusMaize/Rice Cabbage maggotDelia radicumCabbage Seedcorn maggotDelia platuraMaize/Lima beans WirewormsMelanotus spp.Maize European corn borerOstrinia nubilalisMaize GreenbugSchizaphis graminumCereals Southern corn billbugSphenophorus callosusMaize Fall armywormSphodoptera frugiperdaMaize ThripsThrips spp.Cotton Termites (Subterranean)TermitidaeRice/Cotton

11. 2006 AERIS Seed-Applied System Trial Jennifer Riggs Bayer STC Raleigh, NC 4 th instar

12. 2006 AERIS Seed-Applied System Trial Jennifer Riggs Bayer STC Raleigh, NC 4 th instar

13. Efficacy of Thiodicarb Seed Treatment on Aphids on Cotton; Walkamin, Qld, Australia.

14. Efficacy of Thiodicarb Seed Treatment on Aphids : Mean leaf damage severity - Kununurra, WA, Australia. TreatmentMean leaf damage severity (0 - 10 scale) per 10 plants – 24 days after planting Mean ScoreRank Sum Untreated7.628.0 c Amparo tank mixture (thiodicarb @ 250 gm ai/100 kg & imidacloprid @ 350 gm ai/100 kg) 1.711 ab Gaucho @ 350 gm ai/100 kg2.317.5 b

15. Efficacy of Thiodicarb Seed Treatment on Thrips on Cotton, Mississippi, USA 1983. TreatmentRate (oz ai/cwt)Thrips/100 plants % Control Thiodicarb8 oz (500 gm ai/100 kg) 6.890 Orthene8 oz9.387 Untreated--750 Planted 5/27/83, evaluated 6/8/83

16. 2006 AERIS Seed-Applied System Trial Gus Lorenz Holly Grove, AR Planted 5/16 Rated June 1

17. 2006 AERIS Seed-Applied System Trial Ron Smith Prattville, AL Seasonal Average of Total Thrips/ft of row

18. 2006 AERIS Seed-Applied System Trial Ron Smith Prattville, AL Thrips damage rating – 1-5, 1 = No damage 35 DAP

19. 2006 AERIS Seed-Applied System Trial Alan Hopkins Scott, AR JCQUAH2

20. UTC Winnesboro, LA

21. AERIS Seed-Applied System  Best Thrips seed treatment protection on the market  Two insecticidal compounds  Systemic properties of both with protection into the foliage  Two distant mode of actions assists in resistant management  Healthier root system  Better uptake of nutrients and moisture  Best yields

22. Competitive Comparison – Early Season Insects Treatment AERIS Seed-Applied System Avicta Complete Pak Thrips -Tobacco Thrips - WFT Aphids Cutworms Mites Fleahoppers Lygus – ES Reduced sprays Excellent (Fits Best Management) Good Fair (Suppression) No activity (no fit)

23. AERIS™ Seed-Applied System  AERIS Seed-Applied System provides the broadest spectrum of early-season nematode and insect protection of any seed-applied option.  Depending on local conditions AERIS™ Seed-Applied System provides  up to 28 days of thrips protection  up to 42 days of aphid protection  suppression of early season fleahoppers and plantbugs;  early season seedling protection from cutworm  up to 28 days of nematode protection for those with low to moderate populations.

24. AERIS™ Seed-Applied System To learn more about the nematode control of AERIS there is a talk at 10:45 this morning, La Galeries 1 & 2 Aeris Seed-Applied System: A New Seed Treatment Nematicide with Activity Against Root Knot and Reniform Nematodes in Cotton from Bayer CropScience