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I used to do quality control for most products at Certis Biologicals. The two fungal products, PFR and SoilGard, were always below spec and contaminated with bacteria. Sometimes, they were contaminated with Double Nickel ( Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) , and this bacteria kills PFR and SoilGard. These two products are not very shelf stable at room temperature despite formulation changes. It will only last weeks tops. It may last a couple of months if refrigerated. This company tries to market a SoilGard product as stable for two years! LIES!!!! Don't even get me started on their other fungal products. The measure of potency for their other fungal products uses germination (viable spores/g or viable spores/ml) instead of colony forming units (CFU/g or CFU/ml). Most of the time these products will pass if they claim viable spores counts, but they will fail if they claim CFU counts. PFR and SoilGard use CFU counts, while the other fungal products acquired from the LAM international in B

The two products that don't work from this biopesticides company are Seduce (ant bait) and Homeplate (herbicide). They don't work. The ants are still alive and not killed off! The ants got smart and avoided eating these pellets. Homeplate doesn't work. The weeds keep growing back instantly. I would only use this crap if you have absolutely no choice.  If you have a choice, stay far, far away from these products and save your money! Stay far, far away from any products from this company! Nothing works! They are all probably old and expired products. Remember, biologicals don't keep for very long. They only last a couple of weeks to a couple of months depending on the product. If you want products that work, use the chemical stuff from Home Depot. For any bait, the best one has got to be Terro (ant bait), specifically the stakes. For herbicide, nothing beats Roundup despite all the lawsuits. They just work and they are more affordable.