ISCA: Built for the Future of Farming
As the agricultural industry faces a shrinking toolbox of traditional pesticides and skyrocketing labor costs, the need for innovative pest control strategies is becoming increasingly obvious. Biocommunication strategies rely on semiochemicals, which are molecules found in nature that control insects by manipulating their behavior. In modern farming, these are deployed through well-known strategies such as mating disruption, which reduces pest populations by confusing their ability to find a mate; attract and kill, which lures pests to a targeted bait to achieve control with a fraction of traditional insecticide volumes; and pollination enhancement, which focuses honeybees on specific crops to ensure maximum fruit set and ROI.
While the science of biocommunication through behavior-modifying molecules is proven, the industry faces challenges when it comes to field application methods. Most current offerings on the market force growers to choose between labor-intensive hand-applied plastic dispensers, aerosol dispensers with complex internal parts that can fail and are vulnerable to wind currents and improper placement, or sprayable tank mixes that lack field longevity and require careful timing and frequent reapplication.
ISCA aims to provide a solution to these challenges, built for the future of farming. Our technology utilizes proprietary formulations to release active ingredients in the field efficiently and at scale, offering growers the control they need without the disadvantages of current industry product options. Formulations can be applied via ground based equipment or via drone, which enables substantial amounts of acreage to be applied quickly and efficiently, providing control ranging from weeks to an entire season before naturally breaking down in the field with no plastic or debris left behind.
By eliminating the need for manual labor crews and reducing total chemical inputs, we allow growers to outrun labor shortages and stay ahead of increasingly strict government regulations. ISCA offers pragmatic, ROI-focused products designed for an industry that can no longer afford to keep up with regulatory burdens and high overhead costs.
