Source: FARM PROGRESS, 8/20/19

NemaStrike will not be a tool for farmers fighting nematodes in 2020. The product continues to cause skin rashes on those handling it, prompting Bayer company officials to err on the side of human safety. This isn’t the first time the product has been shelved. The EPA approved NemaStrike in 2017. That same year, Monsanto stopped plans to launch NemaStrike across up to 8 million U.S. crop acres in 2018, when reports of skin irritation from those handling NemaStrike or seed treated with the product surfaced.

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