Paladin® is a novel, pre-plant soil fumigant for the treatment of weeds, soil-borne plant pathogens and nematodes in soils to be planted with vegetable and fruit crops where plastic-culture is used for fumigation. The new fumigant is now registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a restricted use pesticide to be used only by Certified Applicators. Click here for news release

Arkema, through its exclusive distributor, United Phosphorus Inc. (UPI), has evaluated the new fumigant alone and in combination with chloropicrin for efficacy and marketable yield in direct comparison to methyl bromide. Two Paladin® formulations are available for both shank and drip applications. Arkema believes that Paladin® will become an attractive substitute for methyl bromide in appropriate applications.

Arkema is the world’s largest manufacturer of DMDS, the active ingredient of Paladin®. DMDS is used today in a wide range of industrial applications, including being an approved food additive in the US and Europe.

DMDS is produced biogenically in wetlands and oceans, and plays a role in the global sulfur cycle. It is also produced by certain plants, including members of the Allium and Brassica families, where it has been postulated to play a natural defensive role in response to damage. Measurable levels of biogenic DMDS are found in a variety of crops and foods.

Paladin is a restricted use pesticide and is only available for sale and use by Certified Applicators.